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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?
(a) A prostitute from the brothel.
(b) The old woman.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Encolpius.

2. 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?
(a) Disgusting and unusual.
(b) Humorous and political.
(c) Detached and uninterested.
(d) Caring and concerned.

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

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

5. Where does the old woman take the two students she encounters?
(a) To a brothel.
(b) To lunch.
(c) To the grotto.
(d) To the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

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

3. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?

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

5. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?

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