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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following genres does Juvenal write in?
(a) Plays.
(b) Poems.
(c) Novels.
(d) Essays.

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

4. What was the name of the Moorish groom?
(a) Virrio.
(b) Saharan.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Clodius.

5. Why were artists unable to revel in their artistry?
(a) Because they were too worried about money.
(b) Because art was not appreciated.
(c) Because the muses refused to visit them.
(d) Because they were blinded by their own egos.

6. How did Juvenal feel about Umbricius' move from Rome?
(a) He was apathetic.
(b) He was disappointed.
(c) He was proud of him.
(d) He was confused.

7. In Satire IV, who did the king call when he could not find a plate large enough for his meal?
(a) The Jester.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The Ladies in Waiting.
(d) The Privy Council.

8. To which city did most Roman artists sell their work?
(a) Pompeii.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

9. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?
(a) A giant fish.
(b) An urchin.
(c) A sea snake.
(d) A lobster.

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

11. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?
(a) Ceres.
(b) Nike.
(c) Diana.
(d) Hebe.

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

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

14. Who was the dinner party host in Satire V?
(a) Virro.
(b) Saharan.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Clodius.

15. Which of the following bird types did Juvenal claim to give birth by mouth?
(a) Raven.
(b) Robin.
(c) Vulture.
(d) Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following characters was Emperor Otho compared?

2. During which of the following years did Emperor Domitian rule?

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

4. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?

5. What was the name of the slave-boy who was given as a gift to Virgil?

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