Episode 73 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 73: The Golden Ass. See what you remember about the only Roman novel to have survived in its entirety by clicking “START” below!

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A somewhat ill natured prank is pulled on Lucius in Thessaly, fairly early in The Golden Ass. Through witchcraft and a collective ruse, Lucius is led to believe that:

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Lucius helps someone escape from a bandit camp early in the novel. Who is this person?

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In the inset narrative of Cupid and Psyche, the central villain(s) are:

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Lucius’ lover in Thessaly is a slave girl. Her name is:

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A polyglot and very learned scholar, the author Apuleius spent much of his career in the city of:

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A metaphor for making positive ethical choices in Plato’s Phaedrus involves:

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The author Apuleius was once put on trial for:

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In the final book of the novel, this figure, whom Lucius meets at the seashore, is described as having “a great abundance of hair, flowing and curling, dispersed and scattered about her divine neck.”

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In the inset narrative of Cupid and Psyche, Psyche travels to the underworld and distracts the three headed dog Cerberus with:

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Late in the novel, in Corinth, Lucius becomes:

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Lucius’ host in Thessaly is named Milo. Milo’s wife is a witch. Her name is:

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The author Apuleius was from modern day:

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Lucius’ stay with a baker, late in The Golden Ass, involves several inset narratives, and a central episode that all revolve around:

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The Golden Ass was most likely written during which decade?

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In the opening book of The Golden Ass, Lucius hears, thirdhand, a traveler’s narrative about an acquaintance named Socrates. This story about Socrates (not to be confused with the philosopher) involves:

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