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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?
(a) To read the newspaper.
(b) To have a glass of milk.
(c) To go to school.
(d) To do his homework.

3. Who said of Stesichoros, "What a sweet genius in the use of adjectives"?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

4. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?
(a) At the bus depot.
(b) At church.
(c) On the schoolyard.
(d) At an arcade.

5. What is the word "adjective" translated to in Greek?
(a) Epitheton.
(b) Platoan.
(c) Panormus.
(d) Hermogenous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?

2. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

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

4. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?

5. Who abducted Helen, according to mythology?

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