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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fine must Tryphaena pay if she forces Giton into sexual acts?
(a) 1000 pecos.
(b) 1000 sesterces.
(c) 200 denarii.
(d) 2000 coins.

2. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?
(a) A prostitute from the brothel.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) The old woman.

3. How does the Trimalchio arrive at the dinner table?
(a) A eunuch piggy-backs him to his spot.
(b) He swings in on a vine.
(c) He is carried in and placed at the table.
(d) Six old ladies carry him in.

4. Who develops a plan to use in order to enter the city of Croton?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Giton.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Ascyltus.

5. Who approaches Encolpius and tells him how attractive he is?
(a) Giton.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) A witch.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that love and art are on the decline because people care more about money?

2. Who complains about the professors and all their empty rhetoric?

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

4. What happens to Encolpius when he cannot sexually perform with the beautiful woman a second time?

5. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?

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