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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon ask of his mother in the end of “Tunnel”?
(a) Not to divorce his father.
(b) Not to smoke too much.
(c) To allow him to visit Herakles.
(d) To be kind to his sister.

2. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) English.

3. What does Geryon name the lone survivor of the disaster in Herakles' hometown in "Hades"?
(a) "The yellowbeard."
(b) "Zeus II."
(c) "Lava Man."
(d) "Lazer."

4. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?
(a) "Exploded."
(b) "Wept."
(c) "Spilled."
(d) "Ran."

5. What does Ancash see that prompts him to tell Geryon about the legend in “Eyewitnesses”?
(a) Geryon's tail.
(b) Geryon's tattoo.
(c) Geryon's webbed feet.
(d) Geryon's wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?

2. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?

3. The opening sentence of “Aeroplane” indicates that it is always what in the upper atmosphere?

4. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?

5. What does Geryon do when he returns to his hotel in “Distances”?

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