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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Faith.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Muscular strength.

2. Which of the following characters poisons for a living?
(a) Aeneus.
(b) Locusta.
(c) Flaminia.
(d) Nero.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following actions was NOT something that Juvenal claimed that a wife would do for a lover but not for a husband?
(a) Alleviate boredom.
(b) Cross the sea.
(c) Give up her dowry.
(d) Make the man a father.

9. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?
(a) Facchu.
(b) Pacchu.
(c) Macchu.
(d) Gracchu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the price of the red mullet that Crispinus purchased?

2. Which of the following colors is symbolic of honor to the Greek gods?

3. What was the name of the manor where Virrio lived?

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

5. Why were artists unable to revel in their artistry?

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