1. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?
(a) "The days of old."
(b) "The true story."
(c) "Yet summertime."
(d) "Tomorrow's rain."

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) "Gray clouds."
(b) "Benched ships."
(c) "Golden carousel."
(d) "River Styx."

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

4. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(b) "The reticent volcano."
(c) "His cold hands."
(d) "The winds of the coming storm."

5. Who is cited with claiming that Helen made an object lesson of the poet Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Isokrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Hermogenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the described as the "unsavory aftermath" of Helen's sexual misconduct in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

2. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?

3. In what city was Stesichoros born?

4. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?

5. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?

(see the answer key)

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