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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language do the actors use in their presentation at the dinner party?
(a) English.
(b) Greek.
(c) Latin.
(d) Roman.

2. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?
(a) A welcome to the guests.
(b) A poem he wrote.
(c) A game of numbers and figures.
(d) Statistical and financial statements about Trimalchio's estate.

3. Who tries to commit suicide by hanging?
(a) Giton.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Ascyltus.

4. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Giton.
(c) Trimalchio.
(d) Ascyltus.

5. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"
(a) Seneca.
(b) J.P. Sullivan.
(c) Titus Petronius.
(d) Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a eunuch?

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

3. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

4. What fine must Tryphaena pay if she forces Giton into sexual acts?

5. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?

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