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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) With both of them being stabbed.
(d) They collapse in laughter.

2. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Giton.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Agamemnon.

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) All the answers are correct.
(c) A collection of comic sketches.
(d) An elaborate satire.

4. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?
(a) He is respected for his humor.
(b) He is talented and sophisticated.
(c) He is really wordy.
(d) He has many travels and many entertaining stories to tell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

2. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

3. In response to the complaint about professors, the teacher recites lines written by whom?

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

5. Where does the old woman take the two students she encounters?

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