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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) The garden.
(b) The church.
(c) The bar.
(d) The maze.

2. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

3. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Suidas.

4. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) 41.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?

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

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

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

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

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