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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 threat does Giton make that urges Tryphaena to immediately pardon them?
(a) To kill Lichas.
(b) To hang himself.
(c) To cut off his own genitals.
(d) To kill Tryphaena.

2. Who brings a witch to the woods to meet Encolpius?
(a) Oenothea.
(b) Proselenus.
(c) Circe.
(d) Chrysis.

3. What disguise do Encolpius and Giton use to escape from Lichas and Tryphaena?
(a) Magicians.
(b) Wealthy men.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Eunuchs.

4. What language does Trimalchio use when he sings the lines of the play?
(a) Greek.
(b) Roman.
(c) Latin.
(d) Classical Arabic.

5. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Encolpius ironically threaten against the sex-craved boy?

2. In the section entitled The Road to Croton, where are Encolpius and his companions walking when they see a town in a distance?

3. When does Eumolpus run into a naked man looking for a boy?

4. In response to the complaint about professors, the teacher recites lines written by whom?

5. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?

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