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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following bird types did Juvenal claim to give birth by mouth?
(a) Raven.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Robin.

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

3. Who did Catullus claim to have smiled on the ship on the day of its sinking?
(a) Fate.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Venus.
(d) Aphrodite.

4. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Umbrecius.
(b) Juvenal.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Trebius.

5. Which of the following gift requests was denied to Naevolus by his lover?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Silk.
(c) Land.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following friends did Juvenal rejoice over Catullus' return?

2. How many sons did Catullus have?

3. Which of the following words did Juvenal use to describe the negative effect that inheritances had on an individual?

4. How were the poor within Roman society treated?

5. Which of the following illnesses threatened to destroy Pompey?

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