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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?
(a) Opium.
(b) Honey.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Rain.

2. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?
(a) Alaska.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Argentina.

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

4. The opening sentence of “Aeroplane” indicates that it is always what in the upper atmosphere?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) A school building.
(c) The ironing board.
(d) A statue.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

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

4. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?

5. What word refers to South American cowboys in “Aeroplane”?

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