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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "Yes."
(b) "Perhaps."
(c) "No."
(d) "In tears."

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

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

4. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Homer.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Helen of Troy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

3. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?

4. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?

5. Stesichoros is said to have spoken a mixed dialect in the novel's introduction. What dialects did he speak?

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