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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Epitheton.
(b) Incubus.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Succubus.

2. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Water.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Gardening.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

2. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?

3. Who said of Stesichoros, "What a sweet genius in the use of adjectives"?

4. What is the word "adjective" translated to in Greek?

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

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