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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 adjectives did Juvenal use to describe men who spent their lives in squalor only to die millionaires?
(a) Wise.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Misguided.
(d) Insane.

2. How many sons did Catullus have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. In Juvenal's opinion, how did the morals of ancient men compare to the morals of modern men?
(a) Morals were stricter in ancient times.
(b) Morals are stricter in modern times.
(c) Morals were equally lax in both ancient and modern times.
(d) Morals were equally strict in both ancient and modern times.

4. Why did people in Rome mock gourmands?
(a) Because they are poor.
(b) Because they were atheist.
(c) Because they were mute.
(d) Because they were fat.

5. According to Juvenal, which type of envy would get a man overthrown quickly?
(a) Envy of wealth.
(b) Envy of heirs.
(c) Envy of power.
(d) Envy of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of material did men in Rome use to construct their tables before the city grew rich from war?

2. How many children did Naevolus father with his lover's wife?

3. What bad habit did Juvenal claim that daughters specifically learned from their mothers?

4. Which of the following item types concerned gourmands the most?

5. Which of the following did the captain of the sinking ship trust for safety?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Demosthenes and Circero?

2. Which common behavior did Juvenal claim to be a degradation to pedigree?

3. How did Naevolus' appearance change over the course of his friendship with Juvenal?

4. How did Catullus survive a sinking ship?

5. Why did Juvenal think that it was impossible for rich men to keep secrets?

6. In what ways did the goddess Fortune come into play in Catullus' story?

7. What happened to the majority of the wealth that was in Rome during Nero's reign?

8. Why was Juvenal so proud of Catullus' actions?

9. What type of relationship did Naevolus have with Virro?

10. What bad behavior did daughters learn specifically from their mothers?

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