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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Helen of Troy.
(b) Herakles' grandmother.
(c) Geryon's mother.
(d) Athena.

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

3. 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) Longinus.
(d) Isokrates.

4. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "The reticent volcano."
(b) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(c) "His cold hands."
(d) "The winds of the coming storm."

5. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”
(a) Gertrude Stein's.
(b) Homer's.
(c) Sophocles'.
(d) Emily Dickinson's.

6. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

8. What is printed on the t-shirt that Geryon wears in “Space and Time”?
(a) "Silent Night."
(b) "No More Mud."
(c) "God Loves Lola."
(d) "Truth."

9. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?
(a) "Wept."
(b) "Exploded."
(c) "Ran."
(d) "Spilled."

10. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) A basket.
(b) Gold.
(c) A skull.
(d) A shoe.

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

12. Who calls Herakles' family's home in “She”?
(a) Geryon's father.
(b) Geryon's sister.
(c) Geryon's grandmother.
(d) Geryon's mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose relationship with Geryon's is becoming more distant in “Space and Time”?

2. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?

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

4. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?

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

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