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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priestess soak in a brew?
(a) Encolpius' right hand.
(b) A goose heart.
(c) A goose liver.
(d) Encolpius' genitals.

2. How does the translator deal with the problem he notes in his translation of "The Satyricon"?
(a) He hires a team of translators who are more advanced in Latin than he is.
(b) He maintains chronological order, even though it seems like something is missing.
(c) He educates the reader about Seneca in the introduction.
(d) He gets a translated version of an original copy.

3. How much "The Apocolocyntosis" is missing from this translation?
(a) Very much.
(b) Not much.
(c) As much as The Satyricon.
(d) More than The Satyricon.

4. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?
(a) Giton.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Sibyl.

5. Who wrote the introduction to "The Satyricon"?
(a) The emperor in the story.
(b) Priapus.
(c) The book's translator.
(d) The book's author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who develops a plan to use in order to enter the city of Croton?

2. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?

3. What must Giton remove for his role in Croton?

4. Who said that teachers would be the only ones in school if they are unable to engage the students?

5. Why does the priestess fall?

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