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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the town that Encolpius and his companions see while walking?
(a) Croton.
(b) Rome.
(c) Vesuvius.
(d) Pergamum.

3. In response to the complaint about professors, the teacher recites lines written by whom?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Venus.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Lucilius.

4. In the section entitled The Road to Croton, where are Encolpius and his companions walking when they see a town in a distance?
(a) Up a mountain.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In a cave.
(d) Down a mountain.

5. How much "The Apocolocyntosis" is missing from this translation?
(a) Not much.
(b) Very much.
(c) More than The Satyricon.
(d) As much as The Satyricon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the pork dessert resemble?

2. What color is the wig of Encolpius?

3. Who vows to keep the plan a secret when the companions enter Croton?

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

5. Why are there no children in Croton?

(see the answer key)

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