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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vows to keep the plan a secret when the companions enter Croton?
(a) Ascyltus and Encolpious.
(b) Encolpius and Giton.
(c) Encolpius, Ascyltus and Encolpious.
(d) No one.

2. How many of the animals that attack Encolpius does he actually kill?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

4. What does Claudius order for the one who called him out for lying about his identity to Hercules?
(a) Hanging.
(b) The stockade.
(c) Decapitation.
(d) Exile.

5. Who takes Encolpius to a temple?
(a) Chrysis.
(b) Proselenus.
(c) Circe.
(d) Giton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will portray a wealthy man when the companions enter Croton?

2. What is placed on top of a table by the priestess?

3. Why does Circe ask if she emits a fowl odor?

4. Who vows to make Encolpius "stiff as a horn?"

5. What animals enter the room and attack Encolpius when the priestess leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the big lie Eumolpus has to cover (and how does he cover it) while having sex with a girl he tutors?

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

4. Why is it so easy for Giton and Encolpius to portray slaves when they enter Croton?

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

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

7. Who really wants to go to Croton and why?

8. What happens when Encolpius meets the beautiful woman for sex a second time?

9. How do Eumolpus and Encolpius each react during their stay at Croton?

10. When does Claudius finally realize he is dead?

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