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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the poem recited at the end of The Road to Croton?
(a) An ocean and shipwreck adventure.
(b) Greek history.
(c) An epic tale of the companions.
(d) Roman history.

2. Why does the witch meet Encolpius in the woods?
(a) To cast a spell on him that will test his virility.
(b) As part of a pagan ritual.
(c) To make him disappear.
(d) To see if he is a god.

3. Who is Encolpius' mentor?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Giton.

4. Who will portray a wealthy man when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Giton.
(d) Ascyltus.

5. Who trusts her son and daughter to Eumolpus?
(a) Chrysis.
(b) Circe.
(c) Corax.
(d) Philomela.

6. Who vows to keep the plan a secret when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Encolpius, Ascyltus and Encolpious.
(b) Encolpius and Giton.
(c) No one.
(d) Ascyltus and Encolpious.

7. Why was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?
(a) He was accused of stealing.
(b) He was accused of adultery.
(c) He was accused of gambling.
(d) He was accused of lying.

8. In heaven, what does Claudius' voice sound like?
(a) Angels singing.
(b) Roaring lions.
(c) A sea monster.
(d) A violin.

9. Which character will portray a slave when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Eumolpus.

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

11. In which country was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" born?
(a) Italy.
(b) Greece.
(c) Spain.
(d) Malta.

12. Who becomes enraged by Claudius' order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Mars.

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

14. Who proposes that Claudius be made a god simply because of his blood relation to other gods?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Janus.
(c) Diespiter.
(d) Jupiter.

15. Who recites the poem at the end of The Road to Croton?
(a) Giton.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Eumolpus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of minor objections raised about the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

2. Why are there no children in Croton?

3. Who brings a witch to the woods to meet Encolpius?

4. What does Encolpius vow to give up for the beautiful woman he meets?

5. Why will the townspeople think Giton has moved to Croton?

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