2. Which of the following groups of people does Juvenal describe as being greedy?
(a) Clients.
(b) The poor.
(c) The religious.
(d) Patrons.

3. Which of the following animal types was Meleager?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A grouse.
(d) A boar.

4. Which of the following characters was best characterized as a cheapskate?
(a) Laronia.
(b) Crispinus.
(c) Juvenal.
(d) Apius.

5. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?
(a) A sea snake.
(b) A lobster.
(c) An urchin.
(d) A giant fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of this novel?

2. In Juvenal's village, which of the following occupations was most likely to make an individual a lot of money?

3. Which of the following emperors was the only one who respected the muses?

4. What reason did Umbricius give for his departure from Rome?

5. Which of the following characters was served the best bread at the dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What conflict did Juvenal see in the way that teachers were treated by the parents of their students?

5. What complaint did Laronia cite in relation to adultery in her society?

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

7. What was the relationship between clients and patrons in Juvenal's village?

8. Who was Gracchu, and what was Juvenal's complaint about him?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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