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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 bruises Trimalchio's arm?
(a) Giton.
(b) The chef.
(c) An acrobat.
(d) Encolpius.

2. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?
(a) A prostitute from the brothel.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Ascyltus.

3. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?
(a) Priapus.
(b) The emperor in the story.
(c) The book's author.
(d) The book's translator.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What spills out of the pig when the chef is ordered to cut it?

2. What is the poem about that the teacher recites in Puteoli?

3. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

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

5. Who is the "terribly elegant" gentleman?

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