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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Aristomenes is suspected of murdering Socrates by the innkeeper, what does he do?
(a) Begins to cry.
(b) Tries to hang himself.
(c) Confesses to the murder.
(d) Runs away into the dark.

2. What does the old woman do while Almicus is robbing her?
(a) Gets his sympathy.
(b) Pushes him out of the window.
(c) Helps him.
(d) Kills him with a sword.

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

4. In Chapter 5, when Pamphile performs her spell, she turns into ___________.
(a) A dove.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A swan.
(d) An owl.

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

6. To whom does Psyche turn herself over in desperation after losing her husband?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Venus.
(d) Zeus.

7. The magistrate says the deception was a tribute to __________.
(a) The god of hilarity.
(b) The god of Laughter.
(c) The god Zeus.
(d) The god of jokes.

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

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

10. What do Psyche's sisters convince Psyche about her husband on their second visit?
(a) Her husband is not real.
(b) Her husband is an ugly monster.
(c) Her husband is the devil.
(d) Her husband doesn't love her.

11. What is Lucius' reaction at the end of his trial?
(a) He is screaming and furious.
(b) He is crying and angry.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He is laughing and happy.

12. From where does Byrrhena say she descended?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Plutonium.
(d) Plato.

13. In Chapter 4, what does Photis say she gathers in order to appease Pampile?
(a) Furs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Goat hair.
(d) Sheepskin.

14. In Chapter 4, Photis tells Lucius that Pamphile is in love with _____________.
(a) A young Boetian.
(b) Milo.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Another woman.

15. What does Photis give Lucius while she confesses to him after his trial?
(a) A fan.
(b) A gun.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A strap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant does Lucius find which is poisonous, but which he still considers eating?

2. What does Fotis say the cure is for Lucius' condition?

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

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

5. What is strange about Psyche's husband?

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