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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Longinus.
(c) Suidas.
(d) Hermogenes.

2. Who does Herakles grandmother claim to have known in “She”?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

3. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

4. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Homer.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Zeus.

5. What does Geryon have in his lap as he falls asleep in “Aeroplane”?
(a) His autobiography.
(b) His guidebook.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ancash's mother do for a living?

2. Who abducted Helen, according to mythology?

3. Where is Geryon's mother described when he returns home in “Fruit Bowl”?

4. The opening sentence of “Kiss” suggests that "a healthy volcano is an exercise in" what?

5. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

(see the answer key)

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