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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A one-dollar bill.
(c) Clay.
(d) A ten-dollar bill.

4. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Longinus.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

(see the answer key)

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