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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. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Nero.
(d) Augustus.

2. Who especially likes the prospects the town has to offer to the companions?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Euripides.

3. Which character will portray a slave when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Eumolpus.

4. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?
(a) Giton.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Eumolphus.
(d) Ascyltus.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Encolpius do at night when the boy he tutors falls asleep?

2. Who tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat?

3. What combines "a moralistic and humorous melange of prose and verse"?

4. In the section entitled The Road to Croton, where are Encolpius and his companions walking when they see a town in a distance?

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

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