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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 not held in high esteem in Croton?

2. Who approaches Encolpius and tells him how attractive he is?

3. Who especially likes the prospects the town has to offer to the companions?

4. In which country was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" born?

5. How does the man disguised as the wealthy one plan to explain that he has lost some of his money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the role of children in Croton?

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

4. Describe Claudius' appearance when he arrives in heaven.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss in detail Seneca's exile and what brought him out of exile.

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