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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eumolpus.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
(a) Zodiac signs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) The Greek letter Tau.
(d) Roman designs.
2. What does Encolpius promise to give the boy that he simply cannot deliver?
(a) A thoroughbred.
(b) A trip to the museum.
(c) A new book.
(d) Gold.
3. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?
(a) Sexual details.
(b) Bar hopping.
(c) Crime.
(d) Crooked politicians.
4. Who does Ascyltus accuse of being a hypocrite?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) The old woman.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Quartilla.
5. What is the "problem" with the newly roasted pig presented at the dinner?
(a) The host doesn't like ham.
(b) They forgot the apple in its mouth.
(c) It's not fully cooked.
(d) It wasn't gutted.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does a complaining student say happens to children who start school too young?
2. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?
3. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
4. How does Ascyltus first suggest the friends end their fight over Giton?
5. Why, according to the translator, is "The Satyricon" difficult to classify?
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