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

2. Who takes Encolpius to a temple?
(a) Chrysis.
(b) Circe.
(c) Giton.
(d) Proselenus.

3. What is a eunuch?
(a) A court magician.
(b) A bottle maker.
(c) A horse with a horn.
(d) A castrated man.

4. How long does Trimalchio have to live?
(a) Six months at best.
(b) About one week if the astrology is right.
(c) Thirty years, four months and two days.
(d) Ten years, 2 months and four days.

5. What decorates the platter of delicacies that the slaves bring to the table?
(a) Zodiac signs.
(b) Roman designs.
(c) Flowers.
(d) The Greek letter Tau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author's title at the emperor's court say about himself?

2. Why will the townspeople think Encolpius has moved to Croton?

3. How do the friends actually end their fight over Giton?

4. Who trusts her son and daughter to Eumolpus?

5. What major key is the clue to the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

(see the answer key)

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