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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Apocolocyntosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who bruises Trimalchio's arm?
(a) The chef.
(b) Giton.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) An acrobat.

3. To where was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Croton.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

4. What is the author's task in his official title of the emperor's court?
(a) To officially record the emperor's speeches.
(b) To judge and recommend elegant things.
(c) To make the emperor laugh.
(d) To weave tales.

5. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Nero.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?

3. What does the priestess soak in a brew?

4. What is not held in high esteem in Croton?

5. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?

(see the answer key)

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