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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?
(a) If they guess the ingredients in the delicacies, they may eat them.
(b) When it is empty, a chorus begins to sing.
(c) Trimalchio explains what people born under each sign can expect in their futures.
(d) It is carried out by a gymnast who is walking on his hands (carrying platter on his feet).

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?

2. When does Eumolpus run into a naked man looking for a boy?

3. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

4. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?

5. If the boy doesn't get presents from Encolpius, what does he threaten to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement does Trimalchio make at his dinner and what does the event seem to become?

2. What convinces foes to pardon Encolpius and Giton when they are caught as stowaways on a ship?

3. Why, according to Eumolpus, is love and art on the decline?

4. Is Petronius a typical satirist for his era? Why or why not?

5. Briefly tell the werewolf story.

6. Why do Trimalchio and his wife, Fortunata, fight at the dinner?

7. Explain Encolpius and Ascyltus' fight over Giton after their dinner at Trimalchio's.

8. Why does Eumoplus offer to be Giton's guardian? What else does he offer and what does he want in return?

9. What is the accountant's role at the dinner?

10. What is Menippean satire?

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