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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Puteoli.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?
(a) The book's author.
(b) The book's translator.
(c) Priapus.
(d) The emperor in the story.

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

4. Which of the following statements has "The Satyricon" been called, now deemed to be worthy literature?
(a) All the answers are correct.
(b) An elaborate satire.
(c) A collection of comic sketches.
(d) The first realistic novel in European literature.

5. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?
(a) Man's failure was due to lack of morals.
(b) Man's failure was because of attempts to be immortal.
(c) Man's failure was because of attempts to be moral.
(d) Man's failure was due to politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?

2. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

3. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?

4. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?

5. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?

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