The Golden Ass Quizzes

The Golden Ass Quiz 1

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

Thessaly

Rome

Athens
2 What was the book initially called?
Metamorphoses

The Odyssey

The Frogs

The Aenied
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?
Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

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

A witch

Disease

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?
Cuts off his penis

Takes his heart out

Turns him into an animal

Hangs him
8 With whom does Lucius stay in Thessaly?
Photis

Byrrehna

Milo

Demeas
9 What does Lucius complain about on his first night in Thessaly?
Hunger

Fatigue

Boredom

Fear
10 What is Thessaly famed for?
Political discourse

Art

Athletics

Magic
11 Who is Byrrhena?
Lucius's aunt

A former student

Lucius's lover

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

Milo's magic

The women of the town

Spending too much money
13 What feature of Photis's does Lucius admire most?
Her eyes

Her hair

Her smile

Her breasts
14 Diophanes the magician is
vengeful

foolish

clever

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

guarding a corpse

practicing magic

coming home from a party
16 What body parts of Thelyphron are now wax?
Ears and nose

Fingers and toes

Penis and testicles

Ears and lips
17 What happens on Lucius's way home from the dinner?
He finds a woman

He gets lost

He vomits

He stabs three robbers
18 How is Thelyphron's story received by the group?
They mock him

They are entranced

They are afraid

They indifferent
19 Where is Lucius's trial held?
Milo's house

The town square

A theater

A church
20 What did Lucius really stab?
Animals

Wineskins

Men

Bags of grain
21 Why did Lucius have a trial?
Because the town hates him

As part of the laughter festival

Because Pamphile wanted to embarrass him

Because he did serious wrong
22 What does Lucius beg of Photis?
To let him observe pamphile's magic

To marry him

To ingratiate herself with her mistress

To help him practice magic himself
23 What does Pamphile turn herself into?
A bird

A rabbit

A cat

A butterfly
24 What does Lucius desire of Pamphile's?
The ointment

Her scissors

Her hair

The lamp
25 What does Lucius accidentally get turned into?
A cat

A horse

An ass

A bird

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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