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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?
(a) Statistical and financial statements about Trimalchio's estate.
(b) A game of numbers and figures.
(c) A welcome to the guests.
(d) A poem he wrote.

3. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A bag.
(b) A goat.
(c) Giton.
(d) A cloak.

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

5. What reward is offered for the safe return of Giton?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 500 sesterces.
(c) 1000 sesterces.
(d) 1000 yen.

6. Who wants to be Giton's teacher and guardian in exchange for a sexual relationship?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Eumolpus.

7. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Giton.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Encolpius.

8. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?
(a) It is a moral tale strictly for children.
(b) It is a respected piece of literature.
(c) Debauchery.
(d) Classic pornography.

9. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
(a) Roman designs.
(b) Zodiac signs.
(c) The Greek letter Tau.
(d) Flowers.

10. What is the poem about that the teacher recites in Puteoli?
(a) The importance of discipline in writing and the arts.
(b) Bad students.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) The value of teachers and that they should be respected.

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

12. 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) The learn more.
(c) They become superior adults.
(d) They become inferior adults.

13. What spills out of the pig when the chef is ordered to cut it?
(a) Blood.
(b) Guts.
(c) Colored water.
(d) Sausages and puddings.

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

15. In which town does Encolpius get a tutoring job?
(a) Croton.
(b) Pergamum.
(c) Athens.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Giton consider Ascyltus to be?

3. Which student loses interest in the poetry recited by the teacher and leaves class to find a friend?

4. Who translated "The Satyricon"?

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

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