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

2. What drink does the centaur give to Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cognac.
(d) Whiskey.

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

4. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(b) "The winds of the coming storm."
(c) "His cold hands."
(d) "The reticent volcano."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the described as the "unsavory aftermath" of Helen's sexual misconduct in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

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

3. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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