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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Golden Ass Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lucius do after the confrontation at Milo's gate?
(a) Wakes up Milo.
(b) Goes back to Byrrhaena's house.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Passes out.

4. What does Socrates' lover do to him while he sleeps?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Steals him away.
(c) Stabs him in the heart.
(d) Slits his throat.

5. Who is the first to testify against Lucius in court?
(a) Photis.
(b) The night watchman.
(c) Milo.
(d) Byrrhaena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Captain Lamachus?

2. What relationship does Aristomenes have with Socrates?

3. As Lucius returns home from Byrrhaena's dinner party, who does he see at Milo's gate?

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

5. What does Lucius eat for dinner in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucius see that is poisonous? Why does he consider eating it?

2. In Telyphron's story, what nationality is the man who speaks to the dead? Who is accused of killing the dead man?

3. After the dinner at Byrrhaena's house, how many men does Lucius find at Milo's gate? What does he do to them?

4. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius meet in the market when he goes to buy fish? What does this person do with his fish?

5. What causes Lucius to turn into a donkey? What is his reaction?

6. Over dinner, what do the bandits talk about in their cave in Chapter 6? How many men did they lose in all?

7. What does Fotis say is the cure for Lucius' condition? What happens before Fotis is able to administer this cure?

8. Where is Lucius traveling to in Book 1? Whom does he meet on the road?

9. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius meet in the market while he is exploring the city? What does this person offer him?

10. During the night that Telyphron spends watching the dead man's corpse, what does he see? What is the condition of the corpse in the morning?

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