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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the manor where Virrio lived?
(a) Capitolium.
(b) Discobulous Myron.
(c) Palatium Place.
(d) Esquiline Hill.

2. What did Juvenal claim to be a smarter action than marriage?
(a) Bankruptcy.
(b) Chastity.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Adultery.

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

4. In the text, which of the following substances makes up the statue of Apollo?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Marble.
(c) Gold.
(d) Granite.

5. Which of the following characters was best characterized as a cheapskate?
(a) Juvenal.
(b) Crispinus.
(c) Apius.
(d) Laronia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?

2. What was Trebius served for his main course at the dinner party?

3. Which of the following emperors was the only one who respected the muses?

4. Which of the following men did Juvenal consider a "dandy"?

5. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?

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