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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was Blandus' first name?
(a) Toughious.
(b) Punkius.
(c) Fightous.
(d) Rebellius.

2. Which writer type toiled most in Juvenal's society?
(a) Speech writer.
(b) History writer.
(c) Poet.
(d) Philosopher.

3. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?
(a) Romans.
(b) British.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Spanish.

4. Which of the following elements earned praise for thoroughbreds?
(a) Their value.
(b) Their good looks.
(c) Their purity.
(d) Their performance.

5. Which of the following eras was rife with adultery?
(a) The Bronze Era.
(b) The Gold Era.
(c) The Silver Era.
(d) The Platinum Era.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people questioned Juvenal's motives upon Catullus' return?

2. Which of the following illnesses threatened to destroy Pompey?

3. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius consider to be the most dishonest?

4. What institution did Augustus build in Rome?

5. Which of the following rites did Juvenal mock, claiming them to lack a relation to women?

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