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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Juvenal, how did the gods react when men cried out for money?
(a) They punished the men with bad weather.
(b) They ignored prayers.
(c) They shouted back at the men.
(d) They answered prayers.

2. Which of the following item types concerned gourmands the most?
(a) Spices.
(b) Silks.
(c) Furs.
(d) Precious metals.

3. Which of the following did Juvenal order in celebration for Catallus' safe return?
(a) An offering to the gods.
(b) The erection of a Maypole.
(c) A round of beers at the saloon.
(d) Flowers planted at the harbor.

4. Which of the following adjectives did Juvenal use to describe men who spent their lives in squalor only to die millionaires?
(a) Wise.
(b) Misguided.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Insane.

5. With which of the following friends did Juvenal rejoice over Catullus' return?
(a) Persicus.
(b) Fuscus.
(c) Rutilus.
(d) Corvinus.

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

7. Which of the following prayers did Juvenal consider to be pointless?
(a) The prayer for long life.
(b) The prayer for wealth.
(c) The prayer for wisdom.
(d) The prayer for good health.

8. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by Calvinus?
(a) Setting fire to his hallway.
(b) Lusting for a married woman.
(c) Stealing from the shrines.
(d) Hiring thugs.

9. In which building did Juvenal suggest that Calvinus spend a few days in order to get some perspective on his life?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The jail.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The church.

10. When Juvenal heard that Catullus was returning home, he said that that day was happier than which other day?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) His birthday.
(d) New Year's Day.

11. Which herb did Juvenal advise Naevolus to chew as an aphrodisiac?
(a) Brassica.
(b) Colewort.
(c) Kohlrabi.
(d) Gai Lan.

12. Why did many men who borrowed money from Rome flee the city?
(a) To hide the shame of borrowing.
(b) To avoid paying back their debts.
(c) To imply that they were wealthy to those outside of Rome.
(d) To spend the money that they borrowed in an entrepreneurial way.

13. What did Juvenal claim to be the only fear that Roman men had?
(a) The wrath of the gods.
(b) Death.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Sexual immorality.

14. Which of the following men did Juvenal compare to Nero?
(a) Lateranus.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Blandus.
(d) Phalaus.

15. How did Calvinus feel about the money that he had lost?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was apathetic.
(c) He was angered.
(d) He was devastated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the father of Alexander the Great?

2. Which of the following men did NOT have to bury one of his children?

3. Which of the following elements earned praise for thoroughbreds?

4. Which of the following words did Juvenal use to describe the negative effect that inheritances had on an individual?

5. What reason did Lateranus give for his immoral behavior?

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