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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "River Styx."
(c) "Benched ships."
(d) "Golden carousel."

2. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?
(a) "Thunder clapping in the distance."
(b) "A volcano mid-eruption."
(c) "Roses being burned alive."
(d) "A freed shadow."

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

4. What kind of food does Geryon use in making his sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) An orange.
(b) An olive.
(c) A tomato.
(d) An apple.

5. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?
(a) At church.
(b) On the schoolyard.
(c) At an arcade.
(d) At the bus depot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?

2. What is Helen described as drinking a glass of in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

3. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

4. 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”?

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

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