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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters spent his days dreaming of battle?
(a) Montanus.
(b) Fuscus.
(c) Catullus.
(d) Acihus.

2. Which herb did Juvenal advise Naevolus to chew as an aphrodisiac?
(a) Kohlrabi.
(b) Brassica.
(c) Colewort.
(d) Gai Lan.

3. What reason did Lateranus give for his immoral behavior?
(a) His upbringing.
(b) His race.
(c) His weight.
(d) His age.

4. Which of the following adjectives did Juvenal use to describe Blandus?
(a) Immoral.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Noble.
(d) Worthless.

5. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?
(a) Ceres.
(b) Nike.
(c) Diana.
(d) Hebe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Juvenal's village, which of the following groups of people often pretended to have money in order to gain clients?

2. Why did many men who borrowed money from Rome flee the city?

3. Which of the following characteristics was Blandus' only claim to nobility?

4. Which of the following characteristics did Juvenal dislike most in women?

5. Which of the following facts did Juvenal NOT brag about over his dinner with Persicus?

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