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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dinner with Trimalchio.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A cloak.
(b) Giton.
(c) A goat.
(d) A bag.

2. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Giton.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

4. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He is concerned that he does not have an original copy.
(b) No one has ever heard of Seneca.
(c) It is fragmented and has missing sections.
(d) He cannot read the language.

5. What language does Trimalchio use when he sings the lines of the play?
(a) Classical Arabic.
(b) Latin.
(c) Roman.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?

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

4. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?

5. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?

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