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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road to Croton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who throws rocks at Eumolpus at the end of the chapter called The Road to Croton?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) Giton.
(c) No one.
(d) Encolpius.

2. What are the two classes of people in Croton?
(a) Very rich and just rich.
(b) Very rich and very poor.
(c) Poor and very poor.
(d) Rich or trying to get rich.

3. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A cloak.
(b) Giton.
(c) A goat.
(d) A bag.

4. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A duck.
(c) A goose.
(d) A bird.

5. What is the mural of on the dining wall at the special party?
(a) A market scene.
(b) Heaven, with Trimalchio as the only god.
(c) Heaven, with God and Trimalchio.
(d) Trimalchio along with the gods Mercury and Minerva.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there no children in Croton?

2. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?

3. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?

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

5. What must Encolpius remove for his role in Croton?

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