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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Photis say kept her from running away?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Milo.
(c) Pamphile.
(d) Lucius.

2. What does Lucius do after the confrontation at Milo's gate?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Wakes up Milo.
(c) Goes back to Byrrhaena's house.
(d) Passes out.

3. What does the magistrate tell Lucius about his future after the trial?
(a) Lucius will never cry again.
(b) The god will look out for Lucius.
(c) Lucius is the funniest person he knows.
(d) Lucius will go to heaven.

4. What prevents Lucius from enacting his plan in Chapter 5?
(a) Lucius begins to sympathize with the robbers.
(b) The robbers beat a donkey that would not move.
(c) The robbers are very nice to Lucius.
(d) There are too many robbers for Lucius to fight.

5. What does Lucius eat for dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) Oats.
(b) Hay.
(c) Stew.
(d) Bread.

6. What is the name of Psyche's child?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Pleasure.

7. What does Lucius learn about Pamphile from Byrrhena?
(a) She is his mother.
(b) She knows magic.
(c) She is an angel.
(d) She is really a man.

8. Despite her beauty, Psyche has trouble with___________.
(a) Staying in school.
(b) Finding a husband.
(c) Praying to Venus.
(d) Keeping her husband's attention.

9. What plan does Lucius decide to employ in Chapter 5 to get away from the robbers?
(a) Attack them.
(b) Run away when they are not looking.
(c) Pretend he is too tired.
(d) Sneak away in the night.

10. As Lucius returns home from Byrrhaena's dinner party, who does he see at Milo's gate?
(a) Photis.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Robbers.
(d) Thelyphron.

11. What goddess is neglected by Psyche's village?
(a) Venus.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Nike.

12. What is strange about Psyche's husband?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) She never sees him.
(c) He is shorter than Psyche.
(d) He is abusive.

13. In Thelyphron's story, what does he see during his watch over the dead body?
(a) A witch.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An owl.
(d) A weasel.

14. In Thelyphron's story, who is accused of killing the man to be buried?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The Egyptian.
(c) Thelyphron.
(d) His wife.

15. What was Cupid originally sent to do to Psyche?
(a) Make her fall in love with an ugly old man.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Talk to her and make her understand the error of her ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pamphile rub over herself when she performs her spell?

2. When Socrates drinks from the stream, what happens to him?

3. Why is Almicus valuable to the bandits?

4. With what woman does Socrates say he was living?

5. Which of these features is Thelyphron missing?

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