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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following colors is symbolic of honor to the Greek gods?
(a) Silver.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Purple.

2. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?
(a) Romans.
(b) Spanish.
(c) British.
(d) Greeks.

3. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?
(a) Paper.
(b) Art.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Hope.

4. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius consider to be the most dishonest?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Landlords.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Doctors.

5. According to Juvenal, which of the following will inherit the longings and vices of the world?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Proletariats.
(d) Posterity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?

2. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?

3. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?

4. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?

5. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?

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