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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language do the actors use in their presentation at the dinner party?
(a) Roman.
(b) Latin.
(c) English.
(d) Greek.

2. What combines "a moralistic and humorous melange of prose and verse"?
(a) Menippean satire.
(b) Classical translation.
(c) Odyssey.
(d) The Bible.

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

4. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?
(a) He is respected for his humor.
(b) He has many travels and many entertaining stories to tell.
(c) He is talented and sophisticated.
(d) He is really wordy.

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

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

7. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) A prostitute from the brothel.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) The old woman.

8. 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.

9. Who had already sneaked out of class before the rant about rhetoric?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Giton.

10. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?
(a) The old woman.
(b) A man.
(c) A goddess in a cloak.
(d) A beautiful woman.

11. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?
(a) Trimalchio gets tired of dealing with him.
(b) His children ask for their father not to be killed.
(c) Guests plead for his mercy.
(d) His wife begs.

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

13. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?
(a) Aphrodisiacs.
(b) Sea water.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the wig of Encolpius?

2. Niceros tells a story about what creature?

3. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?

4. According to Trimalchio, what will those born under the sign of Leo be?

5. What does Encolpius do at night when the boy he tutors falls asleep?

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