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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 vows to keep the plan a secret when the companions enter Croton?

2. Which god helps restore Encolpius to full health?

3. What role must Claudius serve as his final punishment?

4. What must Giton remove for his role in Croton?

5. Why was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which emperor do the writings of Seneca tend to criticize and why?

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

4. What is the role of children in Croton?

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

6. What is Hercules' particular interest in not naming Claudius as a god?

7. When does Claudius finally realize he is dead?

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

9. What angers Claudius in heaven and what big mistake does he make in regards to his anger?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What interests and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in "The Satyricon"? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the translator in both stories. Give a brief overview of this translator's life and specific challenges he faced in interpreting both these stories.

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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