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

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) "Benched ships."
(b) "Golden carousel."
(c) "Gray clouds."
(d) "River Styx."

2. Stesichoros is said to have spoken a mixed dialect in the novel's introduction. What dialects did he speak?
(a) Chalcidian and Doric.
(b) Syracusan and Strabian.
(c) Agrigento and Calambrian.
(d) Scymnic and Carthaginian.

3. 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?
(a) Epitheton.
(b) Incubus.
(c) Succubus.
(d) Proscenium.

4. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?
(a) Incubus.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Palinode.
(d) Proscenium.

5. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "In tears."
(b) "Yes."
(c) "No."
(d) "Perhaps."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?

2. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?

3. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?

4. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

5. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

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