The Golden Ass Quizzes

The Golden Ass Quiz 1

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

Thebes

Thessaly

Rome
2 What was the book initially called?
The Frogs

The Odyssey

The Aenied

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

The 2nd century BCE

The 2nd century CE

The 4th century BCE
4 Who is Aristomenes friends with?
Socrates

Aristotle

Plato

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

Poison

A witch

Disease
6 Why does Meroe hate Aristomenes?
For his sway over Socrates

For his power

For his fear and antipathy

For his spurning of her advances
7 What does Meroe do to Socrates?
Cuts off his penis

Turns him into an animal

Takes his heart out

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

Milo

Byrrehna

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

Fatigue

Boredom

Hunger
10 What is Thessaly famed for?
Athletics

Magic

Political discourse

Art
11 Who is Byrrhena?
Milo's wife

Lucius's lover

A former student

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

Milo'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 eyes

Her breasts
14 Diophanes the magician is
powerful

vengeful

clever

foolish
15 Thelyphron has something terrible happen to him when he is
practicing magic

walking along the road

coming home from a party

guarding a corpse
16 What body parts of Thelyphron are now wax?
Ears and lips

Ears and nose

Fingers and toes

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

He gets lost

He finds a woman

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

They indifferent

They are afraid

They mock him
19 Where is Lucius's trial held?
A church

A theater

The town square

Milo's house
20 What did Lucius really stab?
Animals

Wineskins

Bags of grain

Men
21 Why did Lucius have a trial?
Because Pamphile wanted to embarrass him

Because he did serious wrong

As part of the laughter festival

Because the town hates him
22 What does Lucius beg of Photis?
To ingratiate herself with her mistress

To help him practice magic himself

To marry him

To let him observe pamphile's magic
23 What does Pamphile turn herself into?
A rabbit

A bird

A butterfly

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

Her hair

The lamp

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

An ass

A horse

A cat

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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