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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says in the poetic excerpt of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," "No you never went on the" what?
(a) "Golden carousel."
(b) "Gray clouds."
(c) "Benched ships."
(d) "River Styx."

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

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

5. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?
(a) "Roses being burned alive."
(b) "A volcano mid-eruption."
(c) "A freed shadow."
(d) "Thunder clapping in the distance."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?

5. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?

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