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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spills out of the pig when the chef is ordered to cut it?
(a) Guts.
(b) Sausages and puddings.
(c) Colored water.
(d) Blood.

2. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?
(a) A game of numbers and figures.
(b) A poem he wrote.
(c) A welcome to the guests.
(d) Statistical and financial statements about Trimalchio's estate.

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

4. What is a eunuch?
(a) A horse with a horn.
(b) A bottle maker.
(c) A castrated man.
(d) A court magician.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?

4. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?

5. Who tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat?

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