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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Juvenal claim to be a smarter action than marriage?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Adultery.

2. Which of the following types of wives was worst in Juvenal's eyes?
(a) A gossiping wife.
(b) A drunken wife.
(c) A well-read wife.
(d) A musical wife.

3. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?
(a) The gods of food and wine.
(b) The gods of war.
(c) The gods of music.
(d) The gods of love.

4. Which of the following characters spent his days dreaming of battle?
(a) Acihus.
(b) Montanus.
(c) Fuscus.
(d) Catullus.

5. What was the name of the female friend with whom Juvenal discussed immorality?
(a) Maronia.
(b) Varonia.
(c) Baronia.
(d) Laronia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the dinner party host in Satire V?

2. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?

3. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?

4. In Satire IV, which of the following characters did NOT advise the king about his exceptionally large meal?

5. Who returned to Heaven with Chastity?

(see the answer key)

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