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

3. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He maintains chronological order, even though it seems like something is missing.
(b) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.
(c) He gets a translated version of an original copy.
(d) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.

4. Who says that love and art are on the decline because people care more about money?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Euripides.

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

6. What color is the wig of Encolpius?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

7. Who translated "The Satyricon"?
(a) J.P. Sullivan.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Titus Petronius.
(d) Seneca.

8. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?
(a) A goose.
(b) A duck.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rabbit.

9. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?
(a) Knight of the Roundtable.
(b) Joker and Comedian.
(c) Official Historian.
(d) Arbiter of Elegance.

10. What kind of bottle is carried for the dinner host's urinary needs?
(a) A silver one.
(b) A gourd.
(c) A gold one.
(d) An urn.

11. What is inside the egg that is served at the dinner party?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Fig peckers.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Chocolate.

12. Niceros tells a story about what creature?
(a) Vampire.
(b) Unicorn.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Werewolf.

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

14. 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.

15. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?
(a) By studying directly with the author of the book.
(b) By studying an amalgamation of several other much earlier translations.
(c) By using the help of noted scholars.
(d) By using a Latin to English standard dictionary.