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

2. In which town does Encolpius get a tutoring job?

3. What fine must Tryphaena pay if she forces Giton into sexual acts?

4. What color is the wig of Encolpius?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly tell the werewolf story.

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

3. Into what genre does "The Satyricon" clearly fit? Why?

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

5. What points to Titus Petronius as the author of "The Satyricon" other than writing style and language?

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

7. How does Petronius treat sordid events in his story? How would other writers from the era have treated them?

8. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum and what relationship develops between the two people?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life of Petronius and his role in the emperor's court.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the translator in both stories. Give a brief overview of this translator's life and specific challenges he faced in interpreting both these stories.

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in both stories? Explain the conflict in detail, using examples from both stories.

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