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

2. What color coat does Trimalchio wear to the dinner party?
(a) Silver.
(b) Purple.
(c) Gold.
(d) Red.

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 weave tales.
(c) To make the emperor laugh.
(d) To officially record the emperor's speeches.

4. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?
(a) With magic.
(b) It was given to them by Trimalchio.
(c) They found it.
(d) By stealing it.

5. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bottle is carried for the dinner host's urinary needs?

2. What is a eunuch?

3. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?

4. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?

5. Who complains about the professors and all their empty rhetoric?

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