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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters was served the best bread at the dinner party?
(a) Virrio.
(b) Clodius.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Saharan.

2. Which writer type toiled most in Juvenal's society?
(a) Poet.
(b) History writer.
(c) Speech writer.
(d) Philosopher.

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

4. Which of the following bird types did Juvenal claim to give birth by mouth?
(a) Robin.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Raven.

5. How did Juvenal feel about Umbricius' move from Rome?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was proud of him.
(c) He was disappointed.
(d) He was apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did Umbricius use to describe himself?

2. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?

3. Among which of the following animal breeds was Virgil accused of spreading disease?

4. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?

5. How was Domitian killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the people of Rome turn against the king after his debacle with the massive fish?

2. Who was Crispinus?

3. What reaction did Trebius have to the wine that he was served at Virro's dinner party?

4. What advice was Postumus given when he decided that he would like to get married?

5. Why did Juvenal write poetry?

6. What type of meal was Trebius served at Virro's dinner party?

7. What complaint did Umbricius have about Roman landlords?

8. How did the drunks in Rome take advantage of the poor?

9. What happened when the king of Rome was presented with a massive fish by a goodhearted fisherman?

10. How did Juvenal feel about the way that Trebius was treated at Virro's dinner party?

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