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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Puteoli.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Eumolphus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Giton.

2. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?
(a) Death.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Silence.
(d) No meaning.

3. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?
(a) The first realistic novel in European literature.
(b) A collection of comic sketches.
(c) An elaborate satire.
(d) All the answers are correct.

4. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?
(a) Encolpius is carried to a doctor.
(b) Ascyltus is carried to a doctor.
(c) They collapse in laughter.
(d) With both of them being stabbed.

5. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?
(a) Caring and concerned.
(b) Disgusting and unusual.
(c) Humorous and political.
(d) Detached and uninterested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?

2. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

3. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

4. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?

5. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?

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