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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?
2. Who is Trimalchio's wife?
3. What threat does Giton make that urges Tryphaena to immediately pardon them?
4. Niceros tells a story about what creature?
5. Who is caught holding and kissing Giton?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Encolpius and Ascyltus go to the marketplace to sell a stolen cloak?
2. Why does Ascyltus call Encolpius a hypocrite? Explain the situation.
3. Who does Encolpius meet at a museum and what relationship develops between the two people?
4. What convinces foes to pardon Encolpius and Giton when they are caught as stowaways on a ship?
5. Why does Eumoplus offer to be Giton's guardian? What else does he offer and what does he want in return?
6. Trimalchio is playing ball with young boys as his guests arrive. Encolpius reports seeing him urinate. How does Trimalchio urinate, then wash and dry his hands afterward?
7. What was Petronius' title in the emperor's court and what significance was the title?
8. Who does Encolpius want to stab in the spleen and why?
9. What about "The Satyricon" resulted in it being viewed as inferior literature in the past?
10. How does Trimalchio arrive at his dinner party and how is he dressed for the occasion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of the translator in both stories. Give a brief overview of this translator's life and specific challenges he faced in interpreting both these stories.
Essay Topic 2
Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in both "The Satyricon" and "The Apocolocyntosis." How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss in detail Seneca's exile and what brought him out of exile.
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