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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. What happens to Encolpius when he cannot sexually perform with the beautiful woman a second time?

2. Who does the maid only have relations with?

3. Why was Claudius previously given more time to live?

4. Who was the emperor when "The Apocolocyntosis" was written?

5. What is placed on top of a table by the priestess?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sent Seneca into exile and why?

2. How do Eumolpus and Encolpius each react during their stay at Croton?

3. How or from where do Encolpius and his friends see Croton?

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

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

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

7. What is the role of children in Croton?

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

9. Why has Claudius been allowed to live this long?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in "The Satyricon"? Is this the most effective point of view for this particular story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Eumolpus' good and bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers. Answer the same question for Giton.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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