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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 couldn't translate everything.
(c) Because he does not want to be blamed for missing content.
(d) Because he is eccentric.

2. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Risque.
(b) Boring.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Nero.
(d) Claudius.

4. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"
(a) Seneca.
(b) Titus Petronius.
(c) Claudius.
(d) J.P. Sullivan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?

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

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

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