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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Encolpius do at night when the boy he tutors falls asleep?
(a) Reads private letters.
(b) Works a second job.
(c) Gambles in the marketplace.
(d) Fondles and kisses him.

2. Who had already sneaked out of class before the rant about rhetoric?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Giton.
(d) Encolpius.

3. How does the translator believe he approached the work?
(a) Carefully with respect to the original.
(b) He totally rewrote the story based on historical clues.
(c) He is a professional and filled in all the gaps.
(d) He did the best he could.

4. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?
(a) Classic pornography.
(b) Debauchery.
(c) It is a respected piece of literature.
(d) It is a moral tale strictly for children.

5. Who tries to rape Giton?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?

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

3. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?

4. Why do people throw stones at Eumolpus?

5. Who is the "terribly elegant" gentleman?

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