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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herakles say "cooked" his hometown in "Hades"?
(a) A war between the gods.
(b) A forest fire.
(c) A bombing raid.
(d) A volcano.

2. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?
(a) To read the newspaper.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To have a glass of milk.
(d) To do his homework.

3. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?
(a) Whether he plans to attend college.
(b) Whether he is being bullied at home.
(c) Whether he has been tested for learning disabilities.
(d) Whether he writes anything with a happy ending.

4. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?
(a) 12 or so.
(b) 20 or so.
(c) 5 or so.
(d) 100 or so.

5. In what city was Stesichoros born?
(a) Cephaloedium.
(b) Panormus.
(c) Himera.
(d) Strabo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose relationship with Geryon's is becoming more distant in “Space and Time”?

2. Where are Geryon and Herakles sitting in "Sex Question"?

3. In Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator says, "No you never came to" what location?

4. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?

5. What kind of food does Geryon use in making his sculpture in "Tuesday"?

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