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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who stole money from Calvinus?
(a) The church.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His friend.

3. Which of the following did Catullus throw overboard to prevent the ship from sinking?
(a) His belongings.
(b) Cannonballs.
(c) Fuel.
(d) The anchor.

4. What did Calvinus want to happen to the man who had stolen his money?
(a) He wanted him executed.
(b) He wanted him beaten.
(c) He wanted him banished.
(d) He wanted him jailed.

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

6. During the reign of which of the following were many Romans separated from their wealth and their assets seized?
(a) Gratian's.
(b) Diocletian's.
(c) Nero's.
(d) Caesar's.

7. How did Naevolus' lover react to the news that his wife was pregnant by another man?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is irate.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is proud.

8. According to Juvenal, which of the following types of men would a good ruler NOT torment?
(a) Desperate men.
(b) Virtuous men.
(c) Noble men.
(d) Guilty men.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What was the name of the father of Alexander the Great?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Michael.
(d) Craig.

15. According to Juvenal, from whom could a virtuous man borrow heritage?
(a) From nobility.
(b) From the gods.
(c) From his heart.
(d) From his neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was the sinking ship harbor?

2. In which building did Juvenal suggest that Calvinus spend a few days in order to get some perspective on his life?

3. How much money did Calvinus lose in Satire XIII?

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

5. In Juvenal's opinion, how did the morals of ancient men compare to the morals of modern men?

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