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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The opening line of “Space and Time” states, "Up against another human being one's own procedures take on" what?
(a) "Willfulness."
(b) "Bravery."
(c) "New dimensions."
(d) "Definition."

3. What kind of sports practice do Geryon's brother and father attend in "Tuesday"?
(a) Football.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

4. What has Herakles invited Geryon to see in ”Pair”?
(a) A train.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A demi-god.

5. Geryon's autobiography includes references to whose deaths in “Ideas”?
(a) Geryon's and his dog's deaths.
(b) The death of Herakles.
(c) His parents' deaths.
(d) The death of Herakles' grandmother.

6. Who interrupts Geryon's conversation with his mother in "Click"?
(a) Ancash's mother.
(b) Geryon’s father.
(c) Geryon's brother.
(d) Longinus.

7. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) 41.
(b) 26.
(c) 16.
(d) 32.

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

9. 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”?
(a) Homer.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Longinus.

10. Where is the main door of the school described in "Justice"?
(a) On the east side.
(b) On the north side.
(c) On the south side.
(d) On the west side.

11. What is Geryon's mother doing as she looks at him in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Pouring a glass of wine.
(d) Lighting a cigarette.

12. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?
(a) "A distant speck of grain."
(b) "Roses being burned alive."
(c) "An antelope."
(d) "A freed shadow."

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

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

15. What does Geryon recall his dog doing in “Walls”?
(a) Eating his ice cream cone.
(b) Biting a mailman.
(c) Running away from home.
(d) Getting hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

2. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?

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

4. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?

5. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?

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