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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?
(a) So readers will not be confused by the fragmentation.
(b) Because he is eccentric.
(c) Because he does not want to be blamed for missing content.
(d) Because he couldn't translate everything.

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

3. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?
(a) Man's failure was because of attempts to be moral.
(b) Man's failure was due to lack of morals.
(c) Man's failure was because of attempts to be immortal.
(d) Man's failure was due to politicians.

4. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Risque.
(b) Unimportant.
(c) Unoffensive.
(d) Offensive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?

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

3. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

4. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?

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

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