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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Puteoli.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"
(a) Claudius.
(b) J.P. Sullivan.
(c) Titus Petronius.
(d) Seneca.

2. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Boring.
(c) Risque.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Giton.

4. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?
(a) Confusion.
(b) No meaning.
(c) Death.
(d) Silence.

5. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?
(a) "Amores."
(b) "Julius Caesar."
(c) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
(d) "Athena."

Short Answer Questions

1. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?

2. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

3. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?

4. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

5. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?

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