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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. How does the man disguised as the wealthy one plan to explain that he has lost some of his money?
(a) He has been shipwrecked.
(b) He lost it gambling.
(c) He gave it to needy people.
(d) He was robbed.

2. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He cannot read the language.
(b) No one has ever heard of Seneca.
(c) He is concerned that he does not have an original copy.
(d) It is fragmented and has missing sections.

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

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

5. In the farce they are creating to enter Croton, which companion will say he has just buried his son?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Euripides.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the mural of on the dining wall at the special party?

3. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?

4. Which character will portray a slave when the companions enter Croton?

5. In response to the complaint about professors, the teacher recites lines written by whom?

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