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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the main door of the school described in "Justice"?
(a) On the south side.
(b) On the west side.
(c) On the east side.
(d) On the north side.

2. 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) Isokrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Longinus.

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

4. Who said of Stesichoros, "What a sweet genius in the use of adjectives"?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Longinus.

5. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Helen of Troy.
(b) Herakles' grandmother.
(c) Geryon's mother.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?

4. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?

5. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?

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