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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 kind of bottle is carried for the dinner host's urinary needs?
(a) A silver one.
(b) An urn.
(c) A gold one.
(d) A gourd.

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

3. Where does Encolpius want to stab Eumolpus?
(a) In his heart.
(b) In his spleen.
(c) In his pancreas.
(d) In his lungs to let out all the hot air.

4. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?
(a) Tea.
(b) Sea water.
(c) Aphrodisiacs.
(d) Lemonade.

5. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?

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

3. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?

4. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?

5. What is the main factor used in determining the author of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

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