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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) The bar.
(b) The maze.
(c) The garden.
(d) The church.

2. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?
(a) 650 B.C.
(b) 250 B.C.
(c) 500 B.C.
(d) 100 B.C.

3. Who said of Stesichoros, "What a sweet genius in the use of adjectives"?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Longinus.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Hermogenes.

4. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Water.

5. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?
(a) "Bigger and older."
(b) "Thinner and smarter."
(c) "Younger and smaller."
(d) "Fatter and wiser."

Short Answer Questions

1. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?

2. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

3. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?

4. Geryon's mother is described in "Geryon's Reversible Destiny" as being the "Engineer of his" what?

5. What is the word "adjective" translated to in Greek?

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