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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Encolpius remove for his role in Croton?
(a) His money.
(b) His wig.
(c) His accent.
(d) His toga.

2. How long was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. What do Ascyltus and Encolpius try to sell?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A goat.
(c) Giton.
(d) A bag.

4. How much "The Apocolocyntosis" is missing from this translation?
(a) Very much.
(b) More than The Satyricon.
(c) Not much.
(d) As much as The Satyricon.

5. Who becomes enraged by Claudius' order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Mars.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did earlier readers describe the sexual nature of "The Satyricon"?

2. What combines "a moralistic and humorous melange of prose and verse"?

3. How does the Trimalchio arrive at the dinner table?

4. Who recites the poem at the end of The Road to Croton?

5. Who breaks down the door to an apartment?

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