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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Longinus.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Homer.

2. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Bison.
(d) Goats.

3. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?
(a) Rain.
(b) Opium.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Honey.

4. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Suidas.

5. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”
(a) Gertrude Stein's.
(b) Homer's.
(c) Sophocles'.
(d) Emily Dickinson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the main door of the school described in "Justice"?

2. Who is cited with claiming that Helen made an object lesson of the poet Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

3. What is the closing statement in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

4. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?

5. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?

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