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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A bag.
(b) A goat.
(c) Giton.
(d) A cloak.

4. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?
(a) By using the help of noted scholars.
(b) By using a Latin to English standard dictionary.
(c) By studying directly with the author of the book.
(d) By studying an amalgamation of several other much earlier translations.

5. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Boring.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Risque.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?

3. Niceros tells a story about what creature?

4. Who is Trimalchio's wife?

5. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?

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