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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the translator say he does not do?
(a) Like borrowing copies.
(b) Fill in obviously missing gaps.
(c) Study more about Senca himself.
(d) Read Greek well.

2. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?
(a) They collapse in laughter.
(b) Ascyltus is carried to a doctor.
(c) Encolpius is carried to a doctor.
(d) With both of them being stabbed.

3. A complaining student stresses that without adherence to the rules, what does the language face?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Silence.
(c) Death.
(d) No meaning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?

2. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?

3. Where does the old woman take the two students she encounters?

4. Which Roman satire does the translator link to "The Satyricon"?

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

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