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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the old woman take the two students she encounters?
(a) To the palace.
(b) To lunch.
(c) To a brothel.
(d) To the grotto.

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

3. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?
(a) Aphrodisiacs.
(b) Sea water.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

4. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?
(a) Of stealing money and clothing from him.
(b) Of praising Agamemnon to get a free meal.
(c) Of having a crush on Giton.
(d) Of raping Giton.

5. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?
(a) Arbiter of Elegance.
(b) Knight of the Roundtable.
(c) Official Historian.
(d) Joker and Comedian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?

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