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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Longinus.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

2. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1943.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?

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

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

4. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?

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

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