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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 grotto.
(b) To the palace.
(c) To lunch.
(d) To a brothel.

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

3. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?
(a) Alone.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) The old woman.

4. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?
(a) It is a respected piece of literature.
(b) It is a moral tale strictly for children.
(c) Classic pornography.
(d) Debauchery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?

2. What does the translator say he does not do?

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

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

5. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?

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