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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Apocolocyntosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the priestess and witch yell as Encolpius runs away?
(a) "Stop, thief!"
(b) "Coward!"
(c) "Run, weakling!"
(d) "Get back here in the name of love!"

2. How do Ascyltus and Encolpius acquire the item they try to sell?
(a) With magic.
(b) It was given to them by Trimalchio.
(c) By stealing it.
(d) They found it.

3. What will happen to Trimalchio's slaves when he dies?
(a) They will take turns standing at his tomb.
(b) They will be freed.
(c) They will be killed.
(d) They will be transferred to his wife.

4. What color is the wig of Encolpius?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

5. Who wrote "The Satyricon?"
(a) Titus Petronius.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Claudius.
(d) J.P. Sullivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Circe's maid?

2. What does Trimalchio order for the chef who cooked the newly roasted pig?

3. What is the mural of on the dining wall at the special party?

4. Why does Circe ask if she emits a fowl odor?

5. Considering similar works of the same time period, what link was the author's satire obviously missing?

(see the answer key)

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