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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 was Helvidus Priscus known to be?
(a) A war general.
(b) A gifted musician.
(c) A martyr.
(d) A dangerous criminal.

2. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Good.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Poor.

3. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?
(a) Shakespearean plays.
(b) Biblical stories.
(c) Egyptian hieroglyphics.
(d) Greek mythology.

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

5. Among which of the following animal breeds was Virgil accused of spreading disease?
(a) Horses.
(b) Rats.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters poisons for a living?

3. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?

4. What was the name of the female friend with whom Juvenal discussed immorality?

5. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Juvenal "prefer the company of a eunuch"?

2. How did Caesar feel about the muses?

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

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

5. What did Juvenal claim was the worst kind of wife to have?

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

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

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

9. How did Juvenal feel about Eppia's new husband?

10. Why did the Lords frequently hold dinner parties?

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