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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) They forgot the apple in its mouth.
(b) It's not fully cooked.
(c) The host doesn't like ham.
(d) It wasn't gutted.

2. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
(a) Roman designs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) The Greek letter Tau.
(d) Zodiac signs.

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

4. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
(a) Giton.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Sibyl.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?

3. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?

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

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

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