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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who complains about the professors and all their empty rhetoric?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Giton.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Circe.

2. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
(a) Zodiac signs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Roman designs.
(d) The Greek letter Tau.

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

4. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?
(a) They will be killed.
(b) They will be transferred to his wife.
(c) They will be freed.
(d) They will take turns standing at his tomb.

5. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?
(a) He has many travels and many entertaining stories to tell.
(b) He is respected for his humor.
(c) He is really wordy.
(d) He is talented and sophisticated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?

3. Who is Trimalchio's wife?

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

5. 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?

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