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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What role does Giton play when Ascyltus and Encolpius attend the special dinner?
(a) Their chauffeur.
(b) Their lover.
(c) Their butler.
(d) Their son.

4. What does Encolpius do at night when the boy he tutors falls asleep?
(a) Fondles and kisses him.
(b) Works a second job.
(c) Reads private letters.
(d) Gambles in the marketplace.

5. What is the mural of on the dining wall at the special party?
(a) Heaven, with God and Trimalchio.
(b) Trimalchio along with the gods Mercury and Minerva.
(c) Heaven, with Trimalchio as the only god.
(d) A market scene.

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

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

8. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?
(a) No meaning.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Silence.
(d) Death.

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

10. Who sets out to sail on a trip in the chapter entitled Eumolpus?
(a) Ascyltus, Encolpius and Giton.
(b) Encolpius and Giton.
(c) Eumolpus, Encolpius and Giton.
(d) Eumolpus, Ascyltus, Encolpius and Giton.

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

12. What cuts Eumolpus' forehead?
(a) A sword.
(b) Glass.
(c) A jug.
(d) A razor.

13. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum?
(a) Giton.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Trimalchio.

14. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?
(a) Of stealing money and clothing from him.
(b) Of having a crush on Giton.
(c) Of praising Agamemnon to get a free meal.
(d) Of raping Giton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?

2. Who translated "The Satyricon"?

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

4. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?

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

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