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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says in the poetic excerpt of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," "No you never went on the" what?
(a) "River Styx."
(b) "Gray clouds."
(c) "Golden carousel."
(d) "Benched ships."

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

4. What smell in "Justice" "was pulling [Geryon] toward it / like a strong sea"?
(a) "The smell of grass everywhere."
(b) "The smell of Herakles' flowers."
(c) "The smell of dandelions."
(d) "The smell of the falling snow."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?

3. What is Helen described as drinking a glass of in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

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

5. What does Geryon touch inside his coat pocket outside the school in "Justice"?

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