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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "No."
(b) "Perhaps."
(c) "Yes."
(d) "In tears."

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

4. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Homer.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Isokrates.

5. Where is the main door of the school described in "Justice"?
(a) On the north side.
(b) On the east side.
(c) On the west side.
(d) On the south side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stesichoros is said to have spoken a mixed dialect in the novel's introduction. What dialects did he speak?

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

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

4. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

5. In Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator says, "No you never came to" what location?

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