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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Geryon's mother is described in "Geryon's Reversible Destiny" as being the "Engineer of his" what?
(a) "Creativity."
(b) "Mind."
(c) "Softness."
(d) "Birth."

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

3. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Longinus.

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

5. 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?
(a) "Gray clouds."
(b) "Golden carousel."
(c) "River Styx."
(d) "Benched ships."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?

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

3. 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?

4. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?

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

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