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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who trusts her son and daughter to Eumolpus?
(a) Circe.
(b) Chrysis.
(c) Corax.
(d) Philomela.
2. 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 famous.
(c) They think he's beautiful.
(d) They appreciate his talent and poetry.
3. 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) On the beach.
(c) Down a mountain.
(d) In a cave.
4. Who vows to make Encolpius "stiff as a horn?"
(a) Circe.
(b) Chrysis.
(c) Oenothea.
(d) Proselenus.
5. Which of the companions plans to act addled and ill as part of his disguise?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Giton.
(d) Ascyltus.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much "The Apocolocyntosis" is missing from this translation?
2. Who transports Claudius to hell?
3. What is the cause of minor objections raised about the authorship of "The Apocolocyntosis"?
4. Who does the maid only have relations with?
5. Who especially likes the prospects the town has to offer to the companions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What angers Claudius in heaven and what big mistake does he make in regards to his anger?
2. Why has Claudius been allowed to live this long?
3. What is the role of children in Croton?
4. How does an old man describe Croton to Encolpius and his friends?
5. When a maid in Croton approaches Encolpius, what does she want?
6. When does Claudius finally realize he is dead?
7. Which emperor do the writings of Seneca tend to criticize and why?
8. Who brings a witch to meet Encolpius and why?
9. Who filibusters against Claudius in heaven? What is said of man's relationship to gods in this long speech?
10. What story will Encolpius and his friends tell the people of Croton to explain their arrival there?
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