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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Apocolocyntosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ascyltus first suggest the friends end their fight over Giton?
(a) Let Giton pick.
(b) Cut him in half.
(c) Leave him behind and move on.
(d) Turn him loose and see if he comes back.

2. How does the man disguised as the wealthy one plan to explain that he has lost some of his money?
(a) He gave it to needy people.
(b) He has been shipwrecked.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) He lost it gambling.

3. What were people without fortunes in Croton doing?
(a) Begging.
(b) Hunting fortunes.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Working as slaves.

4. Who takes Encolpius to a temple?
(a) Proselenus.
(b) Giton.
(c) Circe.
(d) Chrysis.

5. Why will the townspeople think Encolpius has moved to Croton?
(a) Because he is a music lover.
(b) Because he has no where else to go.
(c) Because he is Eumolpus' slave.
(d) Because he is a wealth builder himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Encolpius remove for his role in Croton?

2. How many of the animals that attack Encolpius does he actually kill?

3. Who is thrown overboard and sucked under by the current in Eumolpus?

4. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

5. How does the decorated platter play into the entertainment for the evening?

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