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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?
2. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
3. What does Giton consider Ascyltus to be?
4. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?
5. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?
Short Essay Questions
1. In response to Encolpius' complaints about education, Agamemnon recites a few lines of poetry. Who wrote that poem and summarize it.
2. What is the relationship between Giton and Encolpius?
3. Why, according to Eumolpus, is love and art on the decline?
4. Briefly tell the werewolf story.
5. What is funny about the brothel to which Encolpius is led?
6. What points to Titus Petronius as the author of "The Satyricon" other than writing style and language?
7. Why does Ascyltus call Encolpius a hypocrite? Explain the situation.
8. What happens when Encolpius and Ascyltus go to the marketplace to sell a stolen cloak?
9. Into what genre does "The Satyricon" clearly fit? Why?
10. What is the accountant's role at the dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss in detail Seneca's exile and what brought him out of exile.
Essay Topic 2
There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in "The Satyricon"? Is this the most effective point of view for this particular story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In "The Satyricon," what is the significance of Eumolpus' poetry about the history of Rome? What point is the author trying to make with it and the monologue that leads up to it?
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