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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 brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?
(a) An empty fruit bowl.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A football helmet.
(d) A dictionary.

2. What does Geryon touch inside his coat pocket outside the school in "Justice"?
(a) A scarab.
(b) A piece of ribbon.
(c) A lucky penny.
(d) A dollar bill.

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

4. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?
(a) Green and yellow.
(b) Red and black.
(c) Yellow and orange.
(d) Red and blue.

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

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

7. What does Herakles say "cooked" his hometown in "Hades"?
(a) A bombing raid.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A war between the gods.
(d) A forest fire.

8. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?
(a) Rain.
(b) Honey.
(c) Opium.
(d) The ocean.

9. What kind of food does Geryon use in making his sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) An apple.
(b) A tomato.
(c) An orange.
(d) An olive.

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

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

12. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Homer.

13. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "No."
(b) "In tears."
(c) "Yes."
(d) "Perhaps."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is associated with Geryon in “Walls”?

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

3. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?

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

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

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