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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Apocolocyntosis"?

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

3. What animals enter the room and attack Encolpius when the priestess leaves?

4. Why does the priestess fall?

5. What are the men asked for when they visit Croton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Claudius finally realize he is dead?

3. Who sent Seneca into exile and why?

4. What one factor makes the case stronger for claiming Seneca is the author of "The Apocolocyntosis"? Explain why.

5. Who says poetry has a special relationship to history? What is that relationship?

6. Why is it so easy for Giton and Encolpius to portray slaves when they enter Croton?

7. Who finally comes between Encolpius and Giton and why?

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

9. What was the big lie Eumolpus has to cover (and how does he cover it) while having sex with a girl he tutors?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life of Petronius and his role in the emperor's court.

Essay Topic 2

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in both "The Satyricon" and "The Apocolocyntosis." How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the story?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Satyricon," what is the significance of Eumolpus' poetry about the history of Rome? What point is the author trying to make with it and the monologue that leads up to it?

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