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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. What details in "The Satyricon" will probably not surprise a modern audience?
(a) Bar hopping.
(b) Crime.
(c) Crooked politicians.
(d) Sexual details.

2. How many animals attack Encolpius when the priestess leaves the room?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Which god helps restore Encolpius to full health?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Venus.
(d) Zeus.

4. Who was the emperor when "The Apocolocyntosis" was written?
(a) Nero.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Caesar.

5. What role must Claudius serve as his final punishment?
(a) Slave.
(b) Legal secretary.
(c) Cook for the gods.
(d) Court jester for the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character will portray a slave when the companions enter Croton?

2. What threat does Giton make that urges Tryphaena to immediately pardon them?

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

4. How does the argument between Encolpius and Ascyltus in the section called Puteoli end?

5. What does the accountant read at the dinner party?

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