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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?
(a) Art.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Hope.
(d) Paper.

2. How did Catullus greet incoming coaches?
(a) By saluting.
(b) By waving.
(c) By shouting greetings.
(d) By blowing kisses.

3. What type of wine did Trebius drink at the dinner party?
(a) Vintage wine.
(b) White wine.
(c) Rough wine.
(d) Expensive wine.

4. Which of the following animal types was Meleager?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A vulture.
(c) A grouse.
(d) A boar.

5. Which of the following did Juvenal claim to be the only thing that dictated fortune?
(a) Fate.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Family.

6. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?
(a) Drunks.
(b) Children.
(c) Mobsters.
(d) The poor.

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

8. What type of goblet did Virro drink from at the dinner party?
(a) A plain glass goblet.
(b) A solid gold goblet.
(c) A clay goblet.
(d) A gem-encrusted goblet.

9. Why did Lords invite clients over for dinner?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To square debts.
(c) To pitch sales.
(d) To showcase friendships.

10. What reason did Umbricius give for his departure from Rome?
(a) His heart had been broken in Rome.
(b) There were no jobs in Rome.
(c) Rome was not exciting enough to live in.
(d) There was too much violence in Rome.

11. Which of the following items were referred to as "gallica"?
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Fish.
(d) Flowers.

12. What was the name of the manor where Virrio lived?
(a) Capitolium.
(b) Discobulous Myron.
(c) Esquiline Hill.
(d) Palatium Place.

13. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?
(a) Eunichs.
(b) Cross dressers.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Adulturers.

14. How was the woman seduced by Crispinus punished for her immoral action?
(a) She was buried alive.
(b) She was stoned.
(c) She was banished.
(d) She was drowned.

15. In Juvenal's village, which of the following groups of people often pretended to have money in order to gain clients?
(a) Painters.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following crimes was Emperor Otho accused of committing?

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

3. Which of the following texts did Juvenal frequently refer to in his discussions with Umbricius?

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

5. How were the poor within Roman society treated?

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