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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Trimalchio's wife?
(a) He has no wife.
(b) Providence.
(c) Fortunata.
(d) Circe.

2. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?
(a) Because he does not want to be blamed for missing content.
(b) So readers will not be confused by the fragmentation.
(c) Because he is eccentric.
(d) Because he couldn't translate everything.

3. What title did the author hold in the emperor's court?
(a) Official Historian.
(b) Joker and Comedian.
(c) Knight of the Roundtable.
(d) Arbiter of Elegance.

4. How is the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig saved?
(a) His wife begs.
(b) Guests plead for his mercy.
(c) His children ask for their father not to be killed.
(d) Trimalchio gets tired of dealing with him.

5. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?
(a) A duck.
(b) A bird.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A goose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?

2. What does Trimalchio order for the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig?

3. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?

4. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?

5. Who bruises Trimalchio's arm?

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