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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the closing statement in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) "If Stesichoros was a blind man either we will lie or if not not."
(b) "Either Helen existed or she did not."
(c) "Either Helen was the daughter of Zeus or she was not."
(d) "Either Stesichoros was a blind man or he was not."

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

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

5. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Palinode.
(d) Incubus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

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

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

5. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?

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