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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) "Yet summertime."
(b) "The true story."
(c) "The days of old."
(d) "Tomorrow's rain."

2. What does Geryon name the lone survivor of the disaster in Herakles' hometown in "Hades"?
(a) "Lazer."
(b) "The yellowbeard."
(c) "Zeus II."
(d) "Lava Man."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. With whom is Herakles sitting on the lawn when Geryon finds him in “Somnambula”?

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

5. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?

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