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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 first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) "Either Helen existed or she did not."
(b) "Either Stesichoros was a blind man or he was not."
(c) "Either Helen was the daughter of Zeus or she was not."
(d) "If Stesichoros was a blind man either we will lie or if not not."

2. How is the weather described when Geryon wakes in the night in “Water”?
(a) Amid a dust storm.
(b) Dry and windy.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Raining.

3. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

4. How do Geryon and the yellowbeard travel to the space for the presentation in “Slopes”?
(a) By train.
(b) By limousine.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By taxi.

5. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Homer.
(d) Helen of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Geryon receive from a friend of his mother's in “Ideas”?

3. What is Geryon defined as in the verse novel?

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

5. What does Geryon recall his brother doing after he's come home from a dance in “Tango”?

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