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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 translated "The Satyricon"?
(a) Seneca.
(b) J.P. Sullivan.
(c) Titus Petronius.
(d) Encolpius.

2. According to Eumolpus, how is the only accurate way to record history?
(a) In song.
(b) By memory.
(c) In storytelling.
(d) Poetry.

3. Who complains about the professors and all their empty rhetoric?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Giton.
(c) Circe.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

5. What spills out of the pig when the chef is ordered to cut it?
(a) Blood.
(b) Colored water.
(c) Guts.
(d) Sausages and puddings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"

2. What language does Trimalchio use when he sings the lines of the play?

3. Who is Trimalchio's wife?

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

5. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?

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