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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He maintains chronological order, even though it seems like something is missing.
(b) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.
(c) He gets a translated version of an original copy.
(d) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.

3. Who translated "The Satyricon"?
(a) Titus Petronius.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) J.P. Sullivan.
(d) Seneca.

4. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?
(a) Man's failure was due to lack of morals.
(b) Man's failure was because of attempts to be immortal.
(c) Man's failure was due to politicians.
(d) Man's failure was because of attempts to be moral.

5. What combines "a moralistic and humorous melange of prose and verse"?
(a) Menippean satire.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Classical translation.
(d) Odyssey.

Short Answer Questions

1. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?

2. What is the poem about that the teacher recites in Puteoli?

3. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?

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

5. 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?

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