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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following actions was NOT something that Juvenal claimed that a wife would do for a lover but not for a husband?
(a) Make the man a father.
(b) Cross the sea.
(c) Alleviate boredom.
(d) Give up her dowry.

2. What was the name of the slave-boy who was given as a gift to Virgil?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Aaron.

3. Which of the following groups of people does Juvenal describe as being greedy?
(a) Clients.
(b) The religious.
(c) Patrons.
(d) The poor.

4. Which of the following characteristics did Juvenal dislike most in women?
(a) Violence.
(b) Promiscuity.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Dishonesty.

5. Which writer type toiled most in Juvenal's society?
(a) History writer.
(b) Poet.
(c) Speech writer.
(d) Philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Naevolus, the animal smoothed with which of the following was most dangerous?

2. In Juvenal's opinion, which form of inheritance was most dangerous?

3. Which of the following actions did Juvenal label as "pointless and destructive"?

4. Where did Naevolus work before leaving his job?

5. Which herb did Juvenal advise Naevolus to chew as an aphrodisiac?

(see the answer key)

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