The Satyricon of Petronius / The Apocolocyntosis of Seneca Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Eumolpus)

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?
a) Statistical and financial statements about Trimalchio's estate.
b) A game of numbers and figures.
c) A welcome to the guests.
d) A poem he wrote.

2. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?
a) Crooked politicians.
b) Crime.
c) Bar hopping.
d) Sexual details.

3. What is inside the egg that is served at the dinner party?
a) Fig peckers.
b) Chocolate.
c) Gold coins.
d) Pudding.

4. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
a) He gets a translated version of an original copy.
b) He educates the reader about...
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