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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Encolpius promise to give the boy that he simply cannot deliver?
(a) A new book.
(b) A thoroughbred.
(c) Gold.
(d) A trip to the museum.

2. What problem does the translator note in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) No one has ever heard of Seneca.
(b) It is fragmented and has missing sections.
(c) He is concerned that he does not have an original copy.
(d) He cannot read the language.

3. What role does Giton play when Ascyltus and Encolpius attend the special dinner?
(a) Their son.
(b) Their lover.
(c) Their chauffeur.
(d) Their butler.

4. Who tries to commit suicide by hanging?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Giton.
(d) Encolpius.

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

6. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?
(a) When it is empty, a chorus begins to sing.
(b) Trimalchio explains what people born under each sign can expect in their futures.
(c) It is carried out by a gymnast who is walking on his hands (carrying platter on his feet).
(d) If they guess the ingredients in the delicacies, they may eat them.

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

8. 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 superior adults.
(d) They become inferior adults.

9. Who tries to rape Giton?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Sophocles.

10. What does Encolpius do at night when the boy he tutors falls asleep?
(a) Reads private letters.
(b) Works a second job.
(c) Fondles and kisses him.
(d) Gambles in the marketplace.

11. Who bruises Trimalchio's arm?
(a) The chef.
(b) An acrobat.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Giton.

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

13. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Aphrodisiacs.
(c) Tea.
(d) Sea water.

14. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?
(a) A bird.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A duck.
(d) A goose.

15. Who tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Giton.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Eumolpus.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?

2. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?

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

4. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?

5. What does Giton consider Ascyltus to be?

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