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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the word "adjective" translated to in Greek?
(a) Hermogenous.
(b) Platoan.
(c) Epitheton.
(d) Panormus.

2. In the opening sentence of “Distances,” the narrator suggests that what question had intrigued Geryon for much of his life?
(a) The question of family and its meaning.
(b) The question of fate versus free will.
(c) The question of the nature of time.
(d) The question of sexuality.

3. What does the waitress ask when she brings the food in ”Grooming"?
(a) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are old enough to drink.
(b) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are brothers.
(c) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are newlyweds.
(d) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are on a school trip.

4. What is yellowbeard's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a librarian.
(c) He is a philosopher.
(d) He is an English teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?

2. What question does Geryon ask Herakles in "Sex Question"?

3. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?

4. What is the described as the "unsavory aftermath" of Helen's sexual misconduct in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

5. What is Geryon's mother doing as she looks at him in the opening line from “Screendoor”?

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