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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Fate says that Claudius will not die alone?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Dis.
(d) Clotho.

2. What major key is the clue to the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Its love of Nero.
(b) Its criticism of Claudius.
(c) Its vulgarity.
(d) Its political satire.

3. Who brings a witch to the woods to meet Encolpius?
(a) Oenothea.
(b) Proselenus.
(c) Chrysis.
(d) Circe.

4. What must Giton remove for his role in Croton?
(a) His money.
(b) His accent.
(c) His wig.
(d) His toga.

5. What is the name of the town that Encolpius and his companions see while walking?
(a) Vesuvius.
(b) Croton.
(c) Pergamum.
(d) Rome.

6. To where was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?
(a) Rome.
(b) Croton.
(c) Athens.
(d) Corsica.

7. Who develops a plan to use in order to enter the city of Croton?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Giton.

8. Why can't Claudius be a Stoic god?
(a) He was born in the wrong month.
(b) He isn't from Sto.
(c) He can't speak Stoic.
(d) He's got neither the head nor heart.

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

10. Who was Nero's tutor?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Sophocles.

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

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

13. Who is overly praised in "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Nero.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Petronius.

14. Who takes Encolpius to a temple?
(a) Chrysis.
(b) Circe.
(c) Giton.
(d) Proselenus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the maid only have relations with?

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

4. What were people without fortunes in Croton doing?

5. What must Encolpius remove for his role in Croton?

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