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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following eras was rife with adultery?
(a) The Platinum Era.
(b) The Silver Era.
(c) The Gold Era.
(d) The Bronze Era.

2. Which of the following types of wives was worst in Juvenal's eyes?
(a) A gossiping wife.
(b) A well-read wife.
(c) A musical wife.
(d) A drunken wife.

3. In Satire IV, who did the king call when he could not find a plate large enough for his meal?
(a) The Jester.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The Ladies in Waiting.
(d) The Privy Council.

4. Which of the following gods was described as a "beardless strapling"?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Jove.
(c) Postumus.
(d) Saturn.

5. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?
(a) A lobster.
(b) An urchin.
(c) A giant fish.
(d) A sea snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?

2. Which of the following adjectives did Umbricius use to describe himself?

3. Which of the following actions was NOT something that Juvenal claimed that a wife would do for a lover but not for a husband?

4. Which of the following women types did Crispinus seduce?

5. What does Juvenal think that a temple should be built to honor?

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