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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?
(a) Facchu.
(b) Gracchu.
(c) Macchu.
(d) Pacchu.

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

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

4. Which of the following men experienced a Divine blessing that nullified all of his immoral actions?
(a) Nero.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Lateranus.
(d) Orestes.

5. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by Calvinus?
(a) Lusting for a married woman.
(b) Hiring thugs.
(c) Setting fire to his hallway.
(d) Stealing from the shrines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?

2. Which of the following men froze when the ship he was riding began to sink?

3. What does Juvenal claim propelled him to write and share his creation with the world?

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

5. Which of the following facts did Juvenal NOT brag about over his dinner with Persicus?

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