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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?
(a) Incubus.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Succubus.

3. What question does Geryon ask Herakles in "Sex Question"?
(a) "Who is your father?"
(b) "Did Helen of Troy really exist?"
(c) "Is it true you think about sex every day?"
(d) "Are roses being burned alive?"

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

5. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?
(a) "The days of old."
(b) "Tomorrow's rain."
(c) "Yet summertime."
(d) "The true story."

6. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?
(a) "Betrayal."
(b) "Immortality."
(c) "Truth."
(d) "Nightmares."

7. The narrator says in the poetic excerpt of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," "No you never went on the" what?
(a) "Benched ships."
(b) "Gray clouds."
(c) "River Styx."
(d) "Golden carousel."

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

9. What is the opening sentence in the beginning of "Sex Question"?
(a) "Where is the night?"
(b) "The leaves were soft red."
(c) "What does he want?"
(d) "Is it a question?"

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

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

12. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Leda.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

13. Whose relationship with Geryon's is becoming more distant in “Space and Time”?
(a) Geryon's brother.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Geryon's mother.
(d) Geryon's uncle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?

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

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”?

4. What kind of sports practice do Geryon's brother and father attend in "Tuesday"?

5. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?

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