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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 translator say he does not do?
(a) Read Greek well.
(b) Like borrowing copies.
(c) Fill in obviously missing gaps.
(d) Study more about Senca himself.

2. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum?
(a) Trimalchio.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Giton.
(d) Ascyltus.

3. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?
(a) Trimalchio gets tired of dealing with him.
(b) His children ask for their father not to be killed.
(c) His wife begs.
(d) Guests plead for his mercy.

4. What cuts Eumolpus' forehead?
(a) Glass.
(b) A razor.
(c) A jug.
(d) A sword.

5. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?
(a) By using the help of noted scholars.
(b) By studying directly with the author of the book.
(c) By studying an amalgamation of several other much earlier translations.
(d) By using a Latin to English standard dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two classes of people in Croton?

2. How does Ascyltus first suggest the friends end their fight over Giton?

3. Who is the "terribly elegant" gentleman?

4. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?

5. Who wants to be Giton's teacher and guardian in exchange for a sexual relationship?

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