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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Story of Thelyphron and Chapter 4: The Festival of Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Socrates' lover's sister?
(a) Panthia.
(b) Plato.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Pamela.

2. In Chapter 4, what does Photis say kept her from running away?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Milo.
(d) Pamphile.

3. In Thelyphron's story, why didn't the witches tamper with the dead man's body?
(a) The body was possessed.
(b) They were afraid of the Egyptian who talks to the dead.
(c) They tampered with Thelyphron instead.
(d) They were scared away.

4. As the charges are heard against Lucius, what does the audience do?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Yell.
(c) Throw rotten vegetables.
(d) Cry.

5. What does the court use as a timer in Chapter 3?
(a) An hourglass.
(b) A jar filled with water.
(c) An abacus.
(d) A counter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magistrate tell Lucius about his future after the trial?

2. With what woman does Socrates say he was living?

3. Complete this sentence from Chapter 3. "This increased, nay doubled my misery: I was not even to be allowed _______."

4. What is the name of the traveler who does not believe Aristomenes' story in Book 1?

5. What does Photis give Lucius while she confesses to him after his trial?

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