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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In heaven, what does Claudius' voice sound like?
(a) A violin.
(b) A sea monster.
(c) Angels singing.
(d) Roaring lions.
2. How long was the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" exiled?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.
3. At what stage of the emperor's reign was "The Apocolocyntosis" written?
(a) Before.
(b) Middle.
(c) End.
(d) Early.
4. Who vows to make Encolpius "stiff as a horn?"
(a) Oenothea.
(b) Circe.
(c) Chrysis.
(d) Proselenus.
5. Who transports Claudius to hell?
(a) Mars.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Janus.
6. Why does Circe ask if she emits a fowl odor?
(a) Because a dead animal is nearby.
(b) Because a spell has been cast upon her.
(c) Because she can smell it too.
(d) Because Encolpius is impotent.
7. To whom do the people of Croton immediately begin to cater?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Eumoplus.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Giton.
8. Who develops a plan to use in order to enter the city of Croton?
(a) Encolpius.
(b) Eumolpus.
(c) Ascyltus.
(d) Giton.
9. Why will the townspeople think Giton has moved to Croton?
(a) Because he is a wealth builder himself.
(b) Because he is Eumolpus' slave.
(c) Because he has no where else to go.
(d) Because he is a music lover.
10. Who recites the poem at the end of The Road to Croton?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Giton.
11. Which of the companions plans to act addled and ill as part of his disguise?
(a) Eumolpus.
(b) Ascyltus.
(c) Encolpius.
(d) Giton.
12. Who trusts her son and daughter to Eumolpus?
(a) Corax.
(b) Chrysis.
(c) Philomela.
(d) Circe.
13. Why will Eumolpus tell the townspeople he wants to move to Croton?
(a) He wants to be rich, too.
(b) To leave behind old memories.
(c) He likes a challenge.
(d) He has a business model in mind.
14. Who greets Claudius in heaven?
(a) Mars.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Venus.
(d) Jupiter.
15. Who does the maid only have relations with?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Poets.
(c) Kings.
(d) Knights.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the witch meet Encolpius in the woods?
2. Who thinks Petronius wrote "The Apocolocyntosis"?
3. Who was the emperor when "The Apocolocyntosis" was written?
4. What does Claudius order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity to Hercules?
5. On which emperor's court did the author of "The Apocolocyntosis" serve?
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