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

2. What does Trimalchio order for the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig?
(a) He is whipped.
(b) He is stoned.
(c) He is stripped.
(d) He is fired.

3. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?
(a) He is really wordy.
(b) He is respected for his humor.
(c) He is talented and sophisticated.
(d) He has many travels and many entertaining stories to tell.

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

5. Why will the townspeople think Encolpius has moved to Croton?
(a) Because he has no where else to go.
(b) Because he is a wealth builder himself.
(c) Because he is Eumolpus' slave.
(d) Because he is a music lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?

2. Who is Trimalchio's wife?

3. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?

4. Which of the companions plans to act addled and ill as part of his disguise?

5. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?

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