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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator says, "No you never came to" what location?
(a) "The towers of Troy."
(b) "Hear me speak."
(c) "The kingdom of the Greeks."
(d) "The River Nile."

3. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) The garden.
(b) The maze.
(c) The bar.
(d) The church.

4. Who is cited with claiming that Helen made an object lesson of the poet Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Homer.
(d) Isokrates.

5. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Isokrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Suidas.

Short Answer Questions

1. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?

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

3. Where is the main door of the school described in "Justice"?

4. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?

5. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?

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