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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Encolpius want to stab Eumolpus?
(a) In his spleen.
(b) In his lungs to let out all the hot air.
(c) In his pancreas.
(d) In his heart.

2. Who is overly praised in "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Petronius.
(d) Nero.

3. Niceros tells a story about what creature?
(a) Vampire.
(b) Werewolf.
(c) Unicorn.
(d) Rabbit.

4. Who trusts her son and daughter to Eumolpus?
(a) Philomela.
(b) Corax.
(c) Circe.
(d) Chrysis.

5. Why will the townspeople think Giton has moved to Croton?
(a) Because he is a music lover.
(b) Because he has no where else to go.
(c) Because he is a wealth builder himself.
(d) Because he is Eumolpus' slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Trimalchio have to live?

2. Who throws rocks at Eumolpus at the end of the chapter called The Road to Croton?

3. Who takes Encolpius to a temple?

4. At what stage of the emperor's reign was "The Apocolocyntosis" written?

5. How does the translator suspect the modern reader will view the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

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