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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?
(a) The book's translator.
(b) The emperor in the story.
(c) Priapus.
(d) The book's author.

2. What does the translator say he does not do?
(a) Like borrowing copies.
(b) Fill in obviously missing gaps.
(c) Read Greek well.
(d) Study more about Senca himself.

3. What is the author's task in his official title of the emperor's court?
(a) To judge and recommend elegant things.
(b) To make the emperor laugh.
(c) To weave tales.
(d) To officially record the emperor's speeches.

4. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) A goddess in a cloak.
(c) The old woman.
(d) A man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

2. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?

3. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?

4. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?

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

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