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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?
(a) 250 B.C.
(b) 100 B.C.
(c) 500 B.C.
(d) 650 B.C.

2. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?
(a) "A distant speck of grain."
(b) "An antelope."
(c) "Roses being burned alive."
(d) "A freed shadow."

3. What is described as making Geryon's brother happy in "Justice"?
(a) Stones.
(b) Books.
(c) Painting.
(d) Music.

4. Stesichoros is said to have spoken a mixed dialect in the novel's introduction. What dialects did he speak?
(a) Scymnic and Carthaginian.
(b) Syracusan and Strabian.
(c) Chalcidian and Doric.
(d) Agrigento and Calambrian.

5. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?
(a) Goats.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Bison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helen described as drinking a glass of in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

2. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

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

4. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?

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

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