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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 Blandus?
(a) Sacred.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Noble.

2. How was the Spartan who is convicted of embezzlement punished?
(a) He was forced into slavery.
(b) He was killed.
(c) He was sent to the stocks.
(d) He was banished.

3. During which age of mankind did Juvenal live?
(a) The Ninth Age.
(b) The Eighth Age.
(c) The Seventh Age.
(d) The Sixth Age.

4. In which city was the sinking ship harbor?
(a) Coil.
(b) Lido.
(c) Antica.
(d) Ostia.

5. What did Juvenal think would happen to Fuscinus' wealthy daughter-in-law?
(a) Her husband would ignore her.
(b) Her husband would divorce her.
(c) Her husband would kill her.
(d) Her husband would cheat on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Calvinus lose in Satire XIII?

2. Which of the following did Juvenal order in celebration for Catallus' safe return?

3. Which religion did Juvenal claim to be "a vice disguised as virtue"?

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

5. Which of the following men did NOT have to bury one of his children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Catullus survive a sinking ship?

4. How did Juvenal feel about Rome's infatuation with pedigree?

5. According to Juvenal, why was the prayer for long life a foolish one?

6. Why was Juvenal's celebration called into question by the legacy hunters?

7. Who was Rutilus, and what bad habit was he teaching his son?

8. According to Juvenal, why was it a bad idea for parents to pray for attractive children?

9. Why were gourmands regularly mocked?

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

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