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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He is concerned that he does not have an original copy.
(b) No one has ever heard of Seneca.
(c) He cannot read the language.
(d) It is fragmented and has missing sections.

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

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

4. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Giton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?

3. Who had already sneaked out of class before the rant about rhetoric?

4. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

5. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?

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