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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 facts did Juvenal NOT brag about over his dinner with Persicus?
(a) His cups being very cheap.
(b) His bedding being thin.
(c) His meal being meager.
(d) His servant being a novice.

2. Which of the following countries claimed that Rome had "monstrous morals"?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Greece.

3. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His niece.

4. How did Naevolus' lover react to the news that his wife was pregnant by another man?
(a) He is irate.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is proud.
(d) He is confused.

5. 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) Alleviate boredom.
(b) Make the man a father.
(c) Give up her dowry.
(d) Cross the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the woman seduced by Crispinus punished for her immoral action?

2. How did the son who inherited the money in Satire XIV treat it?

3. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?

4. What type of wine did Trebius drink at the dinner party?

5. Which of the following animals was NOT one that Juvenal believed that the Egyptians worshiped?

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