The Satyricon of Petronius / The Apocolocyntosis of Seneca Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Mid-Book Test (up to Eumolpus)

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer the question with a short answer.

1. Why do people throw stones at Eumolpus?

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

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

4. Who does Encolpius find weeping as he leaves the place the old woman took him?

5. Who is the narrator of "The Satyricon"?

Short Essay Questions

Directions: Answer the questions with a short paragraph.

1. Explain the egg delicacy served after Trimalchio arrives.