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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dinner with Trimalchio.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?
(a) A goddess in a cloak.
(b) A man.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) The old woman.

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

3. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Quartilla.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) The old woman.

4. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Alone.

5. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Giton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?

2. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?

3. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?

4. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"

5. What does Trimalchio order for the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig?

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