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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon's mother tidy on him before he leaves in “Screendoor”?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His wings.
(c) His tie.
(d) His hair.

2. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?
(a) At church.
(b) On the schoolyard.
(c) At the bus depot.
(d) At an arcade.

3. 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) A one-dollar bill.
(d) Clay.

4. 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."

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

6. What does the narrator say that Geryon loved in the opening of “Total Things Known about Geryon”?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Water.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Lightning.

7. The opening line of “She” describes the house being dark except for a single light where?
(a) In the upper bedroom.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the attic.
(d) On the porch.

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

9. Herakles comments in “Walls” that all of Geryon's creative expressions reference what?
(a) His little red dog.
(b) Being imprisoned.
(c) His mother.
(d) Flying.

10. Who is described as performing a sex act in public in ”Grooming"?
(a) Lazer.
(b) Geryon.
(c) The yellowbeard.
(d) Ancash's mother.

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

12. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Bison.
(d) Goats.

13. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) A school building.
(c) A statue.
(d) The ironing board.

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

15. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Hermogenes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?

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

4. Who calls Herakles' family's home in “She”?

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

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