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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
(a) Faith.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Muscular strength.

2. Who eloped with Eppia?
(a) A wheat farmer.
(b) A swordsman.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A blacksmith.

3. How were the poor within Roman society treated?
(a) They are ignored.
(b) They are pitied.
(c) They are heralded.
(d) They are mocked.

4. How was Domitian killed?
(a) He died in battle.
(b) He was drowned.
(c) He accidentally poisoned himself.
(d) He was assassinated.

5. Who is known as the Goddess of Agriculture?
(a) Diana.
(b) Hebe.
(c) Nike.
(d) Ceres.

6. Which of the following did Juvenal claim to be the only thing that dictated fortune?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Family.
(c) Fate.
(d) Fortune.

7. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Art.
(c) Paper.
(d) Hope.

8. What name did Juvenal give Crispinus after hearing about his infamous seduction?
(a) Monster.
(b) Hero.
(c) Dog.
(d) Guru.

9. Which of the following women types did Crispinus seduce?
(a) A queen.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A priestess.
(d) A goddess.

10. Which of the following crimes was Emperor Otho accused of committing?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Murder.
(c) Greed.
(d) Lust.

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

12. What type of wine did Trebius drink at the dinner party?
(a) Rough wine.
(b) Vintage wine.
(c) White wine.
(d) Expensive wine.

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

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

15. Which of the following men upheld the "Family Encouragement Act"?
(a) Aemilii.
(b) Helvidus Priscus.
(c) Ursidius.
(d) Fabuis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following rites did Juvenal mock, claiming them to lack a relation to women?

2. Which of the following items were referred to as "gallica"?

3. Which of the following was Helvidus Priscus known to be?

4. Which of the following texts did Juvenal frequently refer to in his discussions with Umbricius?

5. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?

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