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Author Tanaquil Sergius

1. Encolpius and Ascyltos, the two 'heroes' of the Satyricon, are wandering around in which part of the Ancient World?
A) North of Rome

B) Southern Italy

C) The Greek Islands

D) Around Alexandria in Egypt

2. A famous part of the Satyricon is the so called "Cena Trimalchionis". What does this partition of the Novel describe?
A) A visit of thermal baths

B) A series of lectures at someone's home

C) Gladiatorial fights in the local arena

D) An exquisite dinner party

3. The name means "neighbor". Which Satyricon character is this?
A) Trimalchio

B) Ascyltos

C) Giton

D) Fortunata

4. The name means "three times a king". Which Satyricon character is this?
A) Encolpius

B) Tryphaena

C) Lychas

D) Trimalchio

5. For which 'sin' Encolpius and his companions are punished by participating in a binge in the orginal version of the Satyricon?
A) Encolpius and Ascyltos stole a hermaphrodite

B) Encolpius and Giton witnessed a sacred initiation into the rites of Priapus

C) Instead of marrying Tryphaena, Encolpius married her husband, Lychas

D) Encolpius lost his virility

6. To which person in Roman history, Trimalchio could be compared?
A) to no one

B) to Caesar

C) to Petronius himself

D) to Nero

7. Who is Fortunata?
A) One of Ascyltos' playish girlfriends

B) A woman in love with Giton

C) Habinnas' wife

D) Trimalchio's wife

8. Which of the following items from the Satyricon is a typical example of a story inside of a Novel's story plot?
A) The Cena Trimalchionis

B) The Widow of Ephesus

C) The Binge at the Inn

9. What is the ethnical background of most of the freedmen in the Satyricon?
A) they are from Rome

B) they are from Greece

C) they are from Southern Italy

D) they are from Asia Minor

10. At some point in the Satyricon, Ascyltos disappears. Which character is his follow up?
A) Habinnas

B) Trimalchio

C) Lychas

D) Eumolpus