Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 6.1: On Roman Wives, from a Tombstone Inscription and Juvenal’s Sixth Satire

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1. The epitaph on a Roman tombstone provides evidence of which the following?

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Correct: The answer is b. It is striking that the inscription described Claudia as a “lovely woman,” and emphasized the fact that she “loved her husband with all her heart.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. It is striking that the inscription described Claudia as a “lovely woman,” and emphasized the fact that she “loved her husband with all her heart.”
1. The epitaph on a Roman tombstone provides evidence of which the following?

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2. How did Juvenal characterize marriage?

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Correct: The answer is d. Juvenal suggests that many men would be better off committing suicide than marrying a woman to whom they were devoted.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Juvenal suggests that many men would be better off committing suicide than marrying a woman to whom they were devoted.
2. How did Juvenal characterize marriage?

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3. According to Juvenal, how did most wives repay a loving husband?

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Correct: The answer is d. Juvenal argued that the man who was “devoted to one woman” was destined for a life of virtual slavery.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Juvenal argued that the man who was “devoted to one woman” was destined for a life of virtual slavery.
3. According to Juvenal, how did most wives repay a loving husband?

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4. Taken together, what do the tombstone description and Juvenal’s satire tell us about Roman attitudes toward women and marriage?

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Correct: The answer is c. The dramatic differences between the two pieces of evidence remind us of the importance of avoiding easy generalizations about the beliefs and attitudes that prevailed in the past.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The dramatic differences between the two pieces of evidence remind us of the importance of avoiding easy generalizations about the beliefs and attitudes that prevailed in the past.
4. Taken together, what do the tombstone description and Juvenal’s satire tell us about Roman attitudes toward women and marriage?

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5. According to Juvenal, who was primarily responsible for teaching wives to take advantage of their husbands?

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Correct: The answer is a. With this in mind, Juvenal advised husbands to “give up all hope of peace” so long as their mothers-in-law were alive.
Incorrect: The answer is a. With this in mind, Juvenal advised husbands to “give up all hope of peace” so long as their mothers-in-law were alive.
5. According to Juvenal, who was primarily responsible for teaching wives to take advantage of their husbands?