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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?
(a) It is a respected piece of literature.
(b) It is a moral tale strictly for children.
(c) Debauchery.
(d) Classic pornography.

2. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Giton.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Ascyltus.

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

4. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?
(a) "Athena."
(b) "Amores."
(c) "Julius Caesar."
(d) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

5. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?
(a) They become superior adults.
(b) They get out and can't find a job.
(c) The learn more.
(d) They become inferior adults.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?

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

4. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?

5. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?

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