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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "Yes."
(b) "No."
(c) "In tears."
(d) "Perhaps."

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

3. Geryon's mother is described in "Geryon's Reversible Destiny" as being the "Engineer of his" what?
(a) "Softness."
(b) "Mind."
(c) "Creativity."
(d) "Birth."

4. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?
(a) 5 or so.
(b) 12 or so.
(c) 100 or so.
(d) 20 or so.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?

2. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?

3. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

4. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?

5. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?

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