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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dinner with Trimalchio.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Cicero.

3. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?
(a) The learn more.
(b) They get out and can't find a job.
(c) They become inferior adults.
(d) They become superior adults.

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

5. What kind of bottle is carried for the dinner host's urinary needs?
(a) A gold one.
(b) An urn.
(c) A gourd.
(d) A silver one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the old woman take the two students she encounters?

2. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?

3. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

4. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?

5. How long does Trimalchio have to live?

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