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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Nero.

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

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

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

6. What threat does Giton make that urges Tryphaena to immediately pardon them?
(a) To kill Tryphaena.
(b) To hang himself.
(c) To cut off his own genitals.
(d) To kill Lichas.

7. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Giton.
(d) Euripides.

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

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

10. What does the translator say he does not do?
(a) Like borrowing copies.
(b) Study more about Senca himself.
(c) Fill in obviously missing gaps.
(d) Read Greek well.

11. Who tries to rape Giton?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

13. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?
(a) Because he couldn't translate everything.
(b) Because he does not want to be blamed for missing content.
(c) Because he is eccentric.
(d) So readers will not be confused by the fragmentation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?

2. What does Encolpius promise to give the boy that he simply cannot deliver?

3. How does the translator believe he approached the work?

4. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

5. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

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