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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?
(a) It is not meant for young readers.
(b) It was new.
(c) It is fragmented.
(d) It includes so much sexuality issues.

2. What is the "problem" with the newly roasted pig presented at the dinner?
(a) It's not fully cooked.
(b) They forgot the apple in its mouth.
(c) The host doesn't like ham.
(d) It wasn't gutted.

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

4. How does the translator believe he approached the work?
(a) He totally rewrote the story based on historical clues.
(b) He did the best he could.
(c) Carefully with respect to the original.
(d) He is a professional and filled in all the gaps.

5. What is inside the egg that is served at the dinner party?
(a) Fig peckers.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?

2. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?

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

4. What language do the actors use in their presentation at the dinner party?

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

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