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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Trebius served for his main course at the dinner party?
(a) Chicken hearts.
(b) Beef liver.
(c) Toadstools.
(d) Fresh fruit.

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

3. Who returned to Heaven with Chastity?
(a) Justice.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Humility.
(d) Equality.

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

5. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius consider to be the most dishonest?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Landlords.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters was served the best bread at the dinner party?

2. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?

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

4. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?

5. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?

(see the answer key)

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