View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Incubus.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Epitheton.

3. What drink does the centaur give to Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cognac.

4. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?
(a) 5 or so.
(b) 20 or so.
(c) 12 or so.
(d) 100 or so.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?

5. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 201 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample