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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. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Poor.
(c) Good.
(d) Mediocre.
2. What was the name of the female friend with whom Juvenal discussed immorality?
(a) Baronia.
(b) Laronia.
(c) Maronia.
(d) Varonia.
3. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?
(a) The gods of food and wine.
(b) The gods of war.
(c) The gods of love.
(d) The gods of music.
4. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?
(a) British.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Romans.
(d) Spanish.
5. Why were artists unable to revel in their artistry?
(a) Because they were too worried about money.
(b) Because art was not appreciated.
(c) Because the muses refused to visit them.
(d) Because they were blinded by their own egos.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following characteristics did Juvenal dislike most in women?
2. What institution did Augustus build in Rome?
3. What was the name of the manor where Virrio lived?
4. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?
5. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Juvenal feel about the way that Trebius was treated at Virro's dinner party?
2. Who was Gracchu, and what was Juvenal's complaint about him?
3. What complaint did Umbricius have about Roman landlords?
4. What complaint did Umbricius have about the Roman court system?
5. What conflict did Juvenal see in the way that teachers were treated by the parents of their students?
6. Who was Emperor Domitian?
7. How did Caesar feel about the muses?
8. How did Juvenal feel about Eppia's new husband?
9. What advice was Postumus given when he decided that he would like to get married?
10. What reaction did Trebius have to the wine that he was served at Virro's dinner party?
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