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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?
(a) By using a Latin to English standard dictionary.
(b) By studying an amalgamation of several other much earlier translations.
(c) By using the help of noted scholars.
(d) By studying directly with the author of the book.

2. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?
(a) The learn more.
(b) They get out and can't find a job.
(c) They become inferior adults.
(d) They become superior adults.

3. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?
(a) Quartilla.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Encolpius.

4. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?
(a) Bar hopping.
(b) Sexual details.
(c) Crime.
(d) Crooked politicians.

5. Who translated "The Satyricon"?
(a) J.P. Sullivan.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Titus Petronius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?

2. How do scholars see "The Satyricon" today?

3. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?

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

5. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?

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