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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following countries claimed that Rome had "monstrous morals"?
(a) Greece.
(b) Egypt.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

2. How did Pompey finally die?
(a) He fell to his death.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He was decapitated.

3. Which of the following actions did Juvenal label as "pointless and destructive"?
(a) Inheritances.
(b) Lawsuits.
(c) Wars.
(d) Petitions.

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

5. Which of the following men did Juvenal consider a "dandy"?
(a) Crispinus.
(b) Catullus.
(c) Montanus.
(d) Fuscus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?

2. In Juvenal's village, which of the following groups of people often pretended to have money in order to gain clients?

3. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?

4. Which of the following did Juvenal claim to be the true test of nobility?

5. Which of the following men experienced a Divine blessing that nullified all of his immoral actions?

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