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

2. How long does Trimalchio have to live?
(a) Ten years, 2 months and four days.
(b) Six months at best.
(c) About one week if the astrology is right.
(d) Thirty years, four months and two days.

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

4. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Encolpius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?

2. Who tries to rape Giton?

3. What is the "problem" with the newly roasted pig presented at the dinner?

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

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

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