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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Athena.
(b) Geryon's mother.
(c) Herakles' grandmother.
(d) Helen of Troy.

2. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

3. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

4. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A football helmet.
(d) An empty fruit bowl.

5. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Water.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Gardening.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?

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

4. What is the closing statement in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

5. In what city was Stesichoros born?

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