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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?
(a) It is fragmented.
(b) It is not meant for young readers.
(c) It includes so much sexuality issues.
(d) It was new.

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

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

4. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He is concerned that he does not have an original copy.
(b) No one has ever heard of Seneca.
(c) It is fragmented and has missing sections.
(d) He cannot read the language.

5. How does Ascyltus first suggest the friends end their fight over Giton?
(a) Cut him in half.
(b) Leave him behind and move on.
(c) Turn him loose and see if he comes back.
(d) Let Giton pick.

6. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Giton.

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

8. Who is Trimalchio's wife?
(a) He has no wife.
(b) Circe.
(c) Fortunata.
(d) Providence.

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

10. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Unoffensive.
(b) Unimportant.
(c) Risque.
(d) Offensive.

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

12. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Ascyltus.

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

14. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?
(a) They get out and can't find a job.
(b) They become superior adults.
(c) They become inferior adults.
(d) The learn more.

15. Who is thrown overboard and sucked under by the current in Eumolpus?
(a) Giton.
(b) Lichas.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Tryphaena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?

2. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?

3. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?

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

5. Who tries to rape Giton?

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