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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 seafood types was considered to be the greatest delicacy?
(a) Starfish.
(b) Urchin.
(c) Lamprey.
(d) Sardine.

2. What institution did Augustus build in Rome?
(a) A university.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A library.
(d) A theater.

3. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Juvenal.
(b) Trebius.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Umbrecius.

4. Which of the following rites did Juvenal mock, claiming them to lack a relation to women?
(a) Fertility rites.
(b) Justice rites.
(c) Athletic rites.
(d) Marriage rites.

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

6. Which of the following goddesses was NOT a muse?
(a) Aoede.
(b) Melete.
(c) Thelxinoe.
(d) Plusia.

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

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

9. Which of the following gods was described as a "beardless strapling"?
(a) Postumus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Jove.
(d) Claudius.

10. To which of the following characters was Emperor Otho compared?
(a) Eve.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Julius Caesar.

11. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?
(a) Cumae.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Superbus.
(d) Magna.

12. In the text, which of the following substances makes up the statue of Apollo?
(a) Gold.
(b) Granite.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Marble.

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

14. Which of the following adjectives did Umbricius use to describe himself?
(a) Proud.
(b) Humble.
(c) Moral.
(d) Violent.

15. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?
(a) The gods of love.
(b) The gods of food and wine.
(c) The gods of music.
(d) The gods of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?

2. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?

3. How did Juvenal feel about Umbricius' move from Rome?

4. Who was the dinner party host in Satire V?

5. Which of the following eras was rife with adultery?

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