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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. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
(a) Faith.
(b) Muscular strength.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Innocence.

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

3. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Vespasian.
(b) Umbrecius.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Juvenal.

4. Why did Lords invite clients over for dinner?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To pitch sales.
(c) To square debts.
(d) To showcase friendships.

5. Who eloped with Eppia?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A swordsman.
(d) A wheat farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returned to Heaven with Chastity?

2. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?

3. Who is known as the Goddess of Agriculture?

4. What did Juvenal claim women to crave?

5. Which of the following seafood types was considered to be the greatest delicacy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason did Umbrucius give for wanting to move away from Rome?

2. What complaint did Umbricius have about the Roman court system?

3. What did Juvenal find irritating about play-writing?

4. What did Juvenal consider to be the strongest vice in society during his time?

5. Why did the Lords frequently hold dinner parties?

6. How did Caesar feel about the muses?

7. Who was Emperor Domitian?

8. How did lawyers in Juvenal's society earn clients?

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

10. What were the effects of the loss of private patronage for artists?

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