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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following men had the lavish garden Juvenal spoke of in Satire XIV?
(a) Cadmus.
(b) Rutilus.
(c) Hesperides.
(d) Orestes.

3. Why did many men who borrowed money from Rome flee the city?
(a) To avoid paying back their debts.
(b) To imply that they were wealthy to those outside of Rome.
(c) To spend the money that they borrowed in an entrepreneurial way.
(d) To hide the shame of borrowing.

4. How did the son who inherited the money in Satire XIV treat it?
(a) He tithed it.
(b) He saved it.
(c) He invested it.
(d) He squandered it.

5. Which of the following acts did Juvenal consider to be a degradation to heritage?
(a) Acting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Swimming.

6. The Tagres and the Pactolus referred to which of the following?
(a) Churches.
(b) Parks.
(c) Villages.
(d) Rivers.

7. Which of the following did the captain of the sinking ship trust for safety?
(a) The crew.
(b) The wind.
(c) The gods.
(d) Himself.

8. Which of the following men did Juvenal compare to Nero?
(a) Lateranus.
(b) Phalaus.
(c) Blandus.
(d) Seneca.

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

10. From whom did Juvenal believe children learn bad morals?
(a) From animals.
(b) From their teachers.
(c) From their parents.
(d) From their schoolmates.

11. What did Juvenal claim to be the single force that ruled mankind?
(a) Fate.
(b) Lust.
(c) Greed.
(d) Love.

12. Which of the following prayers did Juvenal consider to be pointless?
(a) The prayer for wealth.
(b) The prayer for good health.
(c) The prayer for long life.
(d) The prayer for wisdom.

13. According to Naevolus, the animal smoothed with which of the following was most dangerous?
(a) Fire.
(b) Pumice.
(c) Stone.
(d) Knives.

14. How many sons did Catullus have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of material did men in Rome use to construct their tables before the city grew rich from war?

2. According to Juvenal, from whom could a virtuous man borrow heritage?

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

4. Why was Juvenal so proud of Catullus' quick action aboard the ship?

5. What did Juvenal claim to be the only fear that Roman men had?

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