Episode 69 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 69: Rome’s Comic Novel. See what you remember about Petronius’ Satyricon by clicking “START” below!

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According to Tacitus, when Petronius died, he sent a condemnatory letter to:

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What survives of the Satyricon commences with an animated discussion on the subject of:

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The old tutor Eumolpus irritates Encolpius and the proprietors of a museum by:

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This nineteenth-century novel’s protagonist draws a self conscious parallel between himself and Petronius.

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This character’s name means “Crotch.”

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The central episode in what survives from Petronius’ Satyricon involves a(n):

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Toward the end of what survives of the Satyricon the main character:

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This late-nineteenth-century author translated Petronius’ Satyricon into English.

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The two main settings for what survives of Petronius’ Satyricon are:

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Encolpius’ rival for handsome young Giton’s love is:

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original title for The Great Gatsby involved this character’s name.

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A dramatic episode in the Satyricon involves Encolpius and Giton winding up aboard a ship. Who is the ship’s owner?

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The old tutor Eumolpus, in order to ease the tension after a general conflict, tells a comedic story involving a soldier, a widow, and:

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The Satyricon was most likley written in the half decade between:

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This French writer, whom we discussed in the episode, helped draw attention to Petronius with his 1884 novel À rebours.

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