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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Down a mountain.
(c) In a cave.
(d) On the beach.

2. What is the main factor used in determining the author of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Timing.
(b) Education level.
(c) Writing style.
(d) Events of the era.

3. How many of the animals that attack Encolpius does he actually kill?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

4. What are the two classes of people in Croton?
(a) Very rich and just rich.
(b) Poor and very poor.
(c) Very rich and very poor.
(d) Rich or trying to get rich.

5. Who calls Claudius out for lying about his identity to Hercules?
(a) Fever.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Clotho.
(d) Jupiter.

6. Who does Claudius indicate he is to Hercules in heaven?
(a) A god.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Nero.
(d) Caesar.

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

8. Why does Circe ask if she emits a fowl odor?
(a) Because Encolpius is impotent.
(b) Because a spell has been cast upon her.
(c) Because a dead animal is nearby.
(d) Because she can smell it too.

9. What is placed on top of a table by the priestess?
(a) Food for a feast.
(b) A pig.
(c) Herbs for mixing a remedy.
(d) Hot coals.

10. Who greets Claudius in heaven?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Mars.
(c) Venus.
(d) Jupiter.

11. Why do the people of Croton immediately begin to cater to one of the companions?
(a) They think he's rich.
(b) They think he's beautiful.
(c) They appreciate his talent and poetry.
(d) They think he's famous.

12. How old is Claudius on the day in which he begins his last breath?
(a) 79.
(b) 64.
(c) 99.
(d) 35.

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

14. In the farce they are creating to enter Croton, which companion will say he has just buried his son?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Euripides.

15. On what day does Claudius begin to take his last breath?
(a) January 1.
(b) October 13.
(c) The Ides of March.
(d) October 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eumolpus, how is the only accurate way to record history?

2. What do the priestess and witch yell as Encolpius runs away?

3. Which Fate says that Claudius will not die alone?

4. Why does the priestess fall?

5. Why will Eumolpus tell the townspeople he wants to move to Croton?

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