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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Giton consider Ascyltus to be?
(a) A lazy intellectual.
(b) A great lover.
(c) A criminal.
(d) His best friend.

3. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?
(a) They collapse in laughter.
(b) Ascyltus is carried to a doctor.
(c) With both of them being stabbed.
(d) Encolpius is carried to a doctor.

4. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?
(a) Disgusting and unusual.
(b) Humorous and political.
(c) Caring and concerned.
(d) Detached and uninterested.

5. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?
(a) When it is empty, a chorus begins to sing.
(b) It is carried out by a gymnast who is walking on his hands (carrying platter on his feet).
(c) If they guess the ingredients in the delicacies, they may eat them.
(d) Trimalchio explains what people born under each sign can expect in their futures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

2. Who wants to be Giton's teacher and guardian in exchange for a sexual relationship?

3. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?

4. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?

5. What disguise do Encolpius and Giton use to escape from Lichas and Tryphaena?

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