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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.
(b) He maintains chronological order, even though it seems like something is missing.
(c) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.
(d) He gets a translated version of an original copy.

2. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Quartilla.
(d) Encolpius.

3. Who translated "The Satyricon"?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) J.P. Sullivan.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Titus Petronius.

4. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Aphrodisiacs.
(d) Sea water.

5. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?

2. What is the author's task in his official title of the emperor's court?

3. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?

4. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?

5. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?

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