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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Juvenal, which type of envy would get a man overthrown quickly?
(a) Envy of wealth.
(b) Envy of power.
(c) Envy of heirs.
(d) Envy of love.

3. Schoolboys in Juvenal's village prayed for the eloquence of which of the following?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Messalina.
(d) Alexander.

4. Who called on Blandus to earn the respect of the town through his actions?
(a) Cossutianus Capito.
(b) Valerius.
(c) Juvenal.
(d) Phalaus.

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

6. Who was Naevolus' lover?
(a) Gazette.
(b) Umbricius.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Virro.

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

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

9. In Juvenal's opinion, which form of inheritance was most dangerous?
(a) Title.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Land.
(d) Cash.

10. Which of the following gift requests was denied to Naevolus by his lover?
(a) Land.
(b) Wine.
(c) Silk.
(d) Livestock.

11. The Tagres and the Pactolus referred to which of the following?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Villages.
(c) Churches.
(d) Parks.

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

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

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

15. What type of material did men in Rome use to construct their tables before the city grew rich from war?
(a) Large stones.
(b) Fallen trees.
(c) Baked mud.
(d) Pounded metal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT something that Juvenal believed that all men should know about themselves?

2. Which of the following crimes did Persicus accuse Juvenal of committing?

3. Which of the following did the captain of the sinking ship trust for safety?

4. Which of the following adjectives did Juvenal use to describe men who spent their lives in squalor only to die millionaires?

5. According to Juvenal, how did the gods react when men cried out for money?

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