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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are there no children in Croton?
(a) Children are sold into slavery from there.
(b) People with heirs don't get invited to socialize.
(c) They are all barren.
(d) Children are killed there.

2. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Boring.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Risque.

3. As a satirist, the author does not create a character that teaches a moral. What two words best describe the author's consideration of morality?
(a) Caring and concerned.
(b) Humorous and political.
(c) Disgusting and unusual.
(d) Detached and uninterested.

4. Who tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Giton.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Encolpius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Encolpius promise to give the boy that he simply cannot deliver?

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

3. Who proposes that Claudius be made a god simply because of his blood relation to other gods?

4. What was everyone drinking at the location where the old woman took the students?

5. Why do the people of Croton immediately begin to cater to one of the companions?

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