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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "problem" with the newly roasted pig presented at the dinner?
(a) They forgot the apple in its mouth.
(b) The host doesn't like ham.
(c) It wasn't gutted.
(d) It's not fully cooked.

2. What does Encolpius ironically threaten against the sex-craved boy?
(a) To kill the boy in his sleep.
(b) To cut off the boy's ear.
(c) To castrate the boy.
(d) To tell his father what's been going on.

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

4. In response to the complaint about professors, the teacher recites lines written by whom?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Lucilius.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Venus.

5. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?
(a) Because he is eccentric.
(b) Because he does not want to be blamed for missing content.
(c) Because he couldn't translate everything.
(d) So readers will not be confused by the fragmentation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?

2. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?

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

4. Who tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat?

5. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?

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