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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does the maid only have relations with?
(a) Kings.
(b) Knights.
(c) Poets.
(d) Slaves.
2. What happens to Encolpius when he cannot sexually perform with the beautiful woman a second time?
(a) He is beaten.
(b) He cries.
(c) He runs back to his boy lover.
(d) He is kicked out of town.
3. Who was the emperor when "The Apocolocyntosis" was written?
(a) Nero.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Augustus.
4. Which character will portray a slave when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Encolpius.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Eumolpus.
5. Who becomes enraged by Claudius' order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Mercury.
6. Who greets Claudius in heaven?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Mars.
(c) Venus.
(d) Jupiter.
7. At what stage of the emperor's reign was "The Apocolocyntosis" written?
(a) Before.
(b) End.
(c) Middle.
(d) Early.
8. What is not held in high esteem in Croton?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Education.
(d) The gods.
9. How much "The Apocolocyntosis" is missing from this translation?
(a) As much as The Satyricon.
(b) Not much.
(c) Very much.
(d) More than The Satyricon.
10. What must Giton remove for his role in Croton?
(a) His wig.
(b) His accent.
(c) His toga.
(d) His money.
11. What does Encolpius vow to give up for the beautiful woman he meets?
(a) Giton.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Lying.
12. Who does Claudius indicate he is to Hercules in heaven?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Nero.
(c) A god.
(d) Jupiter.
13. In heaven, what does Claudius' voice sound like?
(a) Roaring lions.
(b) A sea monster.
(c) Angels singing.
(d) A violin.
14. Why are there no children in Croton?
(a) They are all barren.
(b) People with heirs don't get invited to socialize.
(c) Children are sold into slavery from there.
(d) Children are killed there.
15. What is the cause of minor objections raised about the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
(a) The author was not very bright.
(b) Its strange title.
(c) No one recalls the younger writer.
(d) Some say the author was not alive when it was written.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why was Claudius previously given more time to live?
2. What is the name of the town that Encolpius and his companions see while walking?
3. What was Claudius listening to when he expired?
4. In the farce they are creating to enter Croton, which companion will say he has just buried his son?
5. Why will the townspeople think Encolpius has moved to Croton?
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