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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Apocolocyntosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Euripides.

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

5. What is the translation of the title of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Read more Poetry, Please.
(b) What a Blundering Idiot.
(c) Transfiguration of a Pumpkin-head.
(d) Sex in the Parthenon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town that Encolpius and his companions see while walking?

2. Who tries to commit suicide by hanging?

3. How long does Trimalchio have to live?

4. Why does the witch meet Encolpius in the woods?

5. If the boy doesn't get presents from Encolpius, what does he threaten to do?

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