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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?
(a) It is a moral tale strictly for children.
(b) Debauchery.
(c) Classic pornography.
(d) It is a respected piece of literature.

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

3. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A goose.
(c) A bird.
(d) A duck.

4. How does the Trimalchio arrive at the dinner table?
(a) He swings in on a vine.
(b) A eunuch piggy-backs him to his spot.
(c) He is carried in and placed at the table.
(d) Six old ladies carry him in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Trimalchio, what will those born under the sign of Leo be?

2. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?

3. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?

4. Niceros tells a story about what creature?

5. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

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