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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. Which of the companions plans to act addled and ill as part of his disguise?
(a) Ascyltus.
(b) Giton.
(c) Eumolpus.
(d) Encolpius.

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

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

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

5. Why will the townspeople think Giton has moved to Croton?
(a) Because he is a music lover.
(b) Because he is a wealth builder himself.
(c) Because he is Eumolpus' slave.
(d) Because he has no where else to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Claudius indicate he is to Hercules in heaven?

2. How long was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?

3. Who develops a plan to use in order to enter the city of Croton?

4. Who becomes enraged by Claudius' order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity?

5. Who killed Hercules' great granddaughters and great-great grandson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does an old man describe Croton to Encolpius and his friends?

2. Who filibusters against Claudius in heaven? What is said of man's relationship to gods in this long speech?

3. What story will Encolpius and his friends tell the people of Croton to explain their arrival there?

4. Who brings a witch to meet Encolpius and why?

5. What is the problem between Encolpius and the beautiful woman who wants him?

6. What happens when Encolpius meets the beautiful woman for sex a second time?

7. According to Encolpius, what is strange about the maid's request in Croton?

8. What is the role of children in Croton?

9. Who really wants to go to Croton and why?

10. When a maid in Croton approaches Encolpius, what does she want?

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