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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?
(a) For talking back to his father.
(b) For kicking the dog.
(c) For wearing a mask at the supper table.
(d) For hitting his brother at the dinner table.

2. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) 26.
(b) 32.
(c) 41.
(d) 16.

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

4. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1977.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?

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

3. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

4. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

5. 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?

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