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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) "Either Helen was the daughter of Zeus or she was not."
(b) "Either Stesichoros was a blind man or he was not."
(c) "If Stesichoros was a blind man either we will lie or if not not."
(d) "Either Helen existed or she did not."

2. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?
(a) It means separation and independence.
(b) It means the ability to fly.
(c) It means going to school.
(d) It means glory and unity.

3. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "His cold hands."
(b) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(c) "The winds of the coming storm."
(d) "The reticent volcano."

4. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) James Joyce.

5. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) A skull.
(b) A basket.
(c) Gold.
(d) A shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as making Geryon's brother happy in "Justice"?

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

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

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

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

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