The Satyricon of Petronius / The Apocolocyntosis of Seneca Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Satyricon of Petronius / The Apocolocyntosis of Seneca Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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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 caught holding and kissing Giton?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) A prostitute from the brothel.
(d) The old woman.

2. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Unoffensive.
(b) Unimportant.
(c) Risque.
(d) Offensive.

3. Which emperor's court does the author serve under?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Nero.
(d) Augustus.

4. What is the mural of on the dining wall at the special party?
(a) A market scene.
(b) Trimalchio along with the gods Mercury and Minerva.
(c) Heaven, with God and Trimalchio.
(d) Heaven, with Trimalchio as the only god.

5. What is the poem about that the teacher recites in Puteoli?
(a) Bad students.
(b) Bad parents.
(c) The value of teachers and that they should be respected.
(d) The importance of discipline in writing and the arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?

2. What language does Trimalchio use when he sings the lines of the play?

3. Who complains about the professors and all their empty rhetoric?

4. According to Trimalchio, what will those born under the sign of Leo be?

5. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?

(see the answer key)

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