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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do people throw stones at Eumolpus?
(a) They think he stole something from the museum.
(b) He is friends with Encolpius.
(c) He is an enemy of Ascyltus.
(d) They're tired of listening to his poetry.

3. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?
(a) Bar hopping.
(b) Sexual details.
(c) Crooked politicians.
(d) Crime.

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

5. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.
(b) He maintains chronological order, even though it seems like something is missing.
(c) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.
(d) He gets a translated version of an original copy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?

3. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?

4. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?

5. How does the Trimalchio arrive at the dinner table?

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