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

2. Which instructor developed proper language skills in his students?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Encolpius.

3. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?
(a) "Julius Caesar."
(b) "Athena."
(c) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
(d) "Amores."

4. What color coat does Trimalchio wear to the dinner party?
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Purple.
(d) Gold.

5. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?
(a) Euripides.
(b) The old woman.
(c) Giton.
(d) Ascyltus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?

2. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?

3. How does Ascyltus first suggest the friends end their fight over Giton?

4. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?

5. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Encolpius have in Pergamum and why does he accept it?

2. What is the relationship between Giton and Encolpius?

3. What happens when Encolpius and Ascyltus go to the marketplace to sell a stolen cloak?

4. What link does Petronius fail to make in "The Satyricon"?

5. What is funny about the brothel to which Encolpius is led?

6. Encolpius blames teachers for making young students grow up to become worthless people. Who else does he blame and why?

7. What character fault does Eumolpus have and how does Encolpius try to help him overcome it?

8. Who does Encolpius want to stab in the spleen and why?

9. In response to Encolpius' complaints about education, Agamemnon recites a few lines of poetry. Who wrote that poem and summarize it.

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

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