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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. What did Juvenal claim to be the single force that ruled mankind?
(a) Love.
(b) Lust.
(c) Fate.
(d) Greed.

2. Which of the following facts did Juvenal NOT brag about over his dinner with Persicus?
(a) His meal being meager.
(b) His cups being very cheap.
(c) His servant being a novice.
(d) His bedding being thin.

3. How did Calvinus feel about the money that he had lost?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was devastated.
(c) He was angered.
(d) He was apathetic.

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

5. Who did Catullus claim to have smiled on the ship on the day of its sinking?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Fate.
(c) Venus.
(d) Aphrodite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Naevolus leave his comfortable job in town?

2. Why did Virro want Naevolus killed?

3. According to Juvenal, from whom could a virtuous man borrow heritage?

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

5. What reason did Lateranus give for his immoral behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Calvinus' fortune, and what was his reaction?

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

3. According to Juvenal, what changed about humanity in the Ninth Age of Manhood?

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

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

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

7. How did Catullus survive a sinking ship?

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

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

10. What example did the father who built buildings in Satire XIV set for his son?

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