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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 is placed on top of a table by the priestess?

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

3. At what stage of the emperor's reign was "The Apocolocyntosis" written?

4. Who pleads for Claudius to be put out of his misery?

5. Who ordered the exile of the author of "The Apocolocyntosis"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the role of children in Croton?

3. What is the subject of a lengthy poem recited at the end of "Eumolpus"? What might the poem reflect?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in both stories? Explain the conflict in detail, using examples from both stories.

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

Discuss Eumolpus' lie in the city of Croton. How does he cover it over a period of time?

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