The Golden Ass Quizzes

The Golden Ass Quiz 1

1 At the beginning of his journey, where was Lucius heading?
Rome

Athens

Thebes

Thessaly
2 What was the book initially called?
Metamorphoses

The Aenied

The Odyssey

The Frogs
3 When was the book most likely written?
The 3rd century CE

The 2nd century CE

The 4th century BCE

The 2nd century BCE
4 Who is Aristomenes friends with?
Sophocles

Plato

Aristotle

Socrates
5 Who/what is responsible for Socrates's condition?
Old age

Disease

A witch

Poison
6 Why does Meroe hate Aristomenes?
For his spurning of her advances

For his sway over Socrates

For his power

For his fear and antipathy
7 What does Meroe do to Socrates?
Takes his heart out

Turns him into an animal

Hangs him

Cuts off his penis
8 With whom does Lucius stay in Thessaly?
Byrrehna

Milo

Demeas

Photis
9 What does Lucius complain about on his first night in Thessaly?
Fear

Boredom

Hunger

Fatigue
10 What is Thessaly famed for?
Magic

Athletics

Art

Political discourse
11 Who is Byrrhena?
Lucius's lover

Milo's wife

A former student

Lucius's aunt
12 What does Byrrhena warn Lucius of?
Milo's magic

Pamphile's magic

Spending too much money

The women of the town
13 What feature of Photis's does Lucius admire most?
Her smile

Her hair

Her breasts

Her eyes
14 Diophanes the magician is
clever

vengeful

foolish

powerful
15 Thelyphron has something terrible happen to him when he is
walking along the road

coming home from a party

practicing magic

guarding a corpse
16 What body parts of Thelyphron are now wax?
Penis and testicles

Ears and nose

Ears and lips

Fingers and toes
17 What happens on Lucius's way home from the dinner?
He vomits

He finds a woman

He stabs three robbers

He gets lost
18 How is Thelyphron's story received by the group?
They indifferent

They are afraid

They are entranced

They mock him
19 Where is Lucius's trial held?
The town square

Milo's house

A theater

A church
20 What did Lucius really stab?
Animals

Men

Bags of grain

Wineskins
21 Why did Lucius have a trial?
Because the town hates him

Because he did serious wrong

Because Pamphile wanted to embarrass him

As part of the laughter festival
22 What does Lucius beg of Photis?
To let him observe pamphile's magic

To help him practice magic himself

To ingratiate herself with her mistress

To marry him
23 What does Pamphile turn herself into?
A bird

A rabbit

A butterfly

A cat
24 What does Lucius desire of Pamphile's?
Her hair

The lamp

Her scissors

The ointment
25 What does Lucius accidentally get turned into?
A bird

A cat

A horse

An ass

What expectation does Book 1 set up for the reader with regard to the story and protagonist?

Our initial expectation is that Lucius will be sharing "his" story. As readers, we soon learn that what we expect and what we will get are two very different things.

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1. what practices & partnerships are approved & what discouraged in a represented society?

Sorry, this is only a short answer space.

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Lucius Apuleius (author of The Golden Ass) = Lucius (hero of the novel): Do you agree with this simple equation?

GradeSaver has a complete explanation for your question readily available in the study guide for the unit. Follow the link on the left hand side of the page that reads "About the Golden Ass".

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