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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?
(a) For talking back to his father.
(b) For kicking the dog.
(c) For wearing a mask at the supper table.
(d) For hitting his brother at the dinner table.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?

3. 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?

4. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?

5. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?

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