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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?
(a) With both of them being stabbed.
(b) Encolpius is carried to a doctor.
(c) Ascyltus is carried to a doctor.
(d) They collapse in laughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?

4. What combines "a moralistic and humorous melange of prose and verse"?

5. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?

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