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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Trimalchio's wife?
(a) Circe.
(b) Fortunata.
(c) He has no wife.
(d) Providence.

2. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?
(a) Knight of the Roundtable.
(b) Official Historian.
(c) Joker and Comedian.
(d) Arbiter of Elegance.

3. What reward is offered for the safe return of Giton?
(a) 1000 yen.
(b) 500 sesterces.
(c) 50 dollars.
(d) 1000 sesterces.

4. What is a eunuch?
(a) A bottle maker.
(b) A horse with a horn.
(c) A castrated man.
(d) A court magician.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is inside the egg that is served at the dinner party?

2. What does Trimalchio order for the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig?

3. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?

4. What role does Giton play when Ascyltus and Encolpius attend the special dinner?

5. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?

(see the answer key)

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