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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?
(a) "An antelope."
(b) "Roses being burned alive."
(c) "A freed shadow."
(d) "A distant speck of grain."

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

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

4. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Atremis.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Athena.

5. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?
(a) Succubus.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Incubus.
(d) Proscenium.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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