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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 gets a translated version of an original copy.
(c) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.
(d) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.

2. According to Trimalchio, what will those born under the sign of Leo be?
(a) Bossy and greedy.
(b) Rich in lion herds.
(c) Warm blooded.
(d) Wealthy and happy.

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

4. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Nero.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Augustus.

5. What is a eunuch?
(a) A bottle maker.
(b) A castrated man.
(c) A horse with a horn.
(d) A court magician.

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

7. Where does Encolpius want to stab Eumolpus?
(a) In his lungs to let out all the hot air.
(b) In his spleen.
(c) In his heart.
(d) In his pancreas.

8. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?
(a) By stealing it.
(b) They found it.
(c) With magic.
(d) It was given to them by Trimalchio.

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

10. When does Eumolpus run into a naked man looking for a boy?
(a) When arriving at the bath.
(b) When arriving at the museum.
(c) When leaving the musuem.
(d) When leaving the bath.

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

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

13. Why do people throw stones at Eumolpus?
(a) They think he stole something from the museum.
(b) He is an enemy of Ascyltus.
(c) He is friends with Encolpius.
(d) They're tired of listening to his poetry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?

2. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum?

3. What does Giton consider Ascyltus to be?

4. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?

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

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