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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A goat.
(c) A bag.
(d) Giton.

2. What is not held in high esteem in Croton?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Royalty.
(c) The gods.
(d) Education.

3. What is the poem about that the teacher recites in Puteoli?
(a) The value of teachers and that they should be respected.
(b) Bad students.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) The importance of discipline in writing and the arts.

4. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?
(a) All the answers are correct.
(b) The first realistic novel in European literature.
(c) A collection of comic sketches.
(d) An elaborate satire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?

2. What is the main factor used in determining the author of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

3. What is the cause of minor objections raised about the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

4. What must Encolpius remove for his role in Croton?

5. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum?

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