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

2. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Euripides.

3. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?
(a) It is carried out by a gymnast who is walking on his hands (carrying platter on his feet).
(b) Trimalchio explains what people born under each sign can expect in their futures.
(c) When it is empty, a chorus begins to sing.
(d) If they guess the ingredients in the delicacies, they may eat them.

4. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?
(a) Man's failure was because of attempts to be immortal.
(b) Man's failure was due to politicians.
(c) Man's failure was because of attempts to be moral.
(d) Man's failure was due to lack of morals.

5. What color coat does Trimalchio wear to the dinner party?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Trimalchio's wife?

2. What role does Giton play when Ascyltus and Encolpius attend the special dinner?

3. Who translated "The Satyricon"?

4. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?

5. How does the Trimalchio arrive at the dinner table?

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