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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 is overly praised in "The Apocolocyntosis"?

2. What are the two classes of people in Croton?

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

4. Who does the maid only have relations with?

5. In heaven, what does Claudius' voice sound like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Encolpius, what is strange about the maid's request in Croton?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the role of children in Croton?

10. When does Claudius finally realize he is dead?

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

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

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

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