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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”
(a) Gertrude Stein's.
(b) Emily Dickinson's.
(c) Homer's.
(d) Sophocles'.

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

4. Geryon's autobiography includes references to whose deaths in “Ideas”?
(a) The death of Herakles' grandmother.
(b) His parents' deaths.
(c) The death of Herakles.
(d) Geryon's and his dog's deaths.

5. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?
(a) Palinode.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Incubus.
(d) Proscenium.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?

3. What does Geryon receive from a friend of his mother's in “Ideas”?

4. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?

5. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?

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