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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?
(a) An empty fruit bowl.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A football helmet.
(d) A dictionary.

2. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?
(a) "Yet summertime."
(b) "The true story."
(c) "Tomorrow's rain."
(d) "The days of old."

3. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) William Butler Yeats.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

4. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Leda.
(d) Athena.

5. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Atremis.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?

3. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?

4. What kind of hedge surrounds the windows of the kindergarten in "Justice"?

5. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?

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