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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan does Lucius decide to employ in Chapter 5 to get away from the robbers?
(a) Attack them.
(b) Sneak away in the night.
(c) Run away when they are not looking.
(d) Pretend he is too tired.

2. How many sisters does Psyche have?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. What is Cupid's other name?
(a) Venus.
(b) Milo.
(c) Eros.
(d) Kyros.

4. What does Byrrhena warn Lucius about?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Milo.
(c) Pamphile.
(d) Photis.

5. How does Thrasyleon die?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He falls off a cliff.
(c) People are afraid of him and kill him.
(d) He is killed by the old woman.

6. What plant does Lucius find which is poisonous, but which he still considers eating?
(a) Rose Laurels.
(b) Rose peonies.
(c) Rose violets.
(d) Rose Thorns.

7. What does Lucius learn about Pamphile from Byrrhena?
(a) She is an angel.
(b) She is really a man.
(c) She knows magic.
(d) She is his mother.

8. In what country is the story set?
(a) India.
(b) France.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

9. Why does Thelyphron wear his hair long?
(a) To ward off magic spells.
(b) To conceal his identity.
(c) To cover his ears.
(d) Because long hair is mysterious.

10. What is Psyche and her sisters known for?
(a) They are witches.
(b) Their brains.
(c) Their beauty.
(d) Their talent.

11. Where does Aristomenes take Socrates as soon as he finds him?
(a) To the baths.
(b) To his house.
(c) To the doctor.
(d) To church.

12. Complete this sentence from Chapter 3. "This increased, nay doubled my misery: I was not even to be allowed _______."
(a) To say goodbye to Photis.
(b) To laugh at my own misfortune.
(c) To die in one piece.
(d) To live in jail.

13. What is Aristomenes' trade?
(a) Precious metals.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cheese and honey.
(d) Fur trade.

14. As Lucius returns home from Byrrhaena's dinner party, who does he see at Milo's gate?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Robbers.
(c) Thelyphron.
(d) Photis.

15. With what is Socrates' wound covered?
(a) A cloth.
(b) His bedcovers.
(c) His tunic.
(d) A sponge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Psyche's husband appeal to when he finds Psyche and wants to be reunited with her?

2. The magistrate says the deception was a tribute to __________.

3. In Thelyphron's story, why didn't the witches tamper with the dead man's body?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Photis say she gathers in order to appease Pampile?

5. What stops Lucius from eating a poisonous plant in Chapter 5?

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