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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 characteristics was Blandus' only claim to nobility?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His pedigree.
(c) His virtue.
(d) His title.

2. On which of the following did the father in Satire XIV spend all of his money?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Buildings.
(c) Travel.
(d) His son's education.

3. Where did Naevolus work before leaving his job?
(a) At the infirmary.
(b) At the temple.
(c) At the market.
(d) At the school.

4. Which religion did Juvenal claim to be "a vice disguised as virtue"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Catholicism.

5. How did the son who inherited the money in Satire XIV treat it?
(a) He squandered it.
(b) He tithed it.
(c) He saved it.
(d) He invested it.

6. Who did Catullus claim to have smiled on the ship on the day of its sinking?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Fate.
(c) Venus.
(d) Zeus.

7. Which of the following did Juvenal claim to be the true test of nobility?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Pedigree.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Respect.

8. Why did Virro want Naevolus killed?
(a) For lying to him.
(b) For stealing from him.
(c) For threatening him.
(d) For betraying him.

9. How many sons did Catullus have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

10. To which goddess did women pray in the hope of giving birth to attractive children?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Venus.

11. Which of the following did the captain of the sinking ship trust for safety?
(a) The crew.
(b) Himself.
(c) The gods.
(d) The wind.

12. Which of the following men had the lavish garden Juvenal spoke of in Satire XIV?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Hesperides.
(c) Cadmus.
(d) Rutilus.

13. Why did people in Rome mock gourmands?
(a) Because they are poor.
(b) Because they were atheist.
(c) Because they were mute.
(d) Because they were fat.

14. How many children did Naevolus father with his lover's wife?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

15. What changed in Naevolus' appearance during the time that he and Juvenal were friends?
(a) His hair turns grey.
(b) He shrinks in size.
(c) He gets fat.
(d) He gets wrinkles on his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following prayers did Juvenal consider to be pointless?

2. How did Pompey finally die?

3. The Tagres and the Pactolus referred to which of the following?

4. In Satire XIV, which of the following crimes did Juvenal accuse Rutilus of committing?

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

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