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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. Who really wants to know if Encolpius sells himself or gives himself away sexually?
(a) A witch.
(b) A maid.
(c) Circe.
(d) Giton.

2. What is the translation of the title of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Read more Poetry, Please.
(b) What a Blundering Idiot.
(c) Sex in the Parthenon.
(d) Transfiguration of a Pumpkin-head.

3. Who made advances toward Ascyltus when he is with the old woman?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) The old woman.
(c) A goddess in a cloak.
(d) A man.

4. Who is Encolpius' teacher at the beginning of "The Satyricon"?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Zeus.

5. Which emperor had high literary ambitions?
(a) Nero.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Augustus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of translation does the translator use in retelling "The Satyricon"?

2. What does Ascyltus accuse Encolpius of doing when Encolpius confronts him about something else?

3. Why does the translator say the book skips around and has gaps in the story?

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

5. When the friends part in Puteoli, who does Giton go with?

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