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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Geryon doing when the phone rings in the beginning of “Tunnel”?
(a) He is playing guitar.
(b) He is packing.
(c) He is writing.
(d) He is reading.

2. How does Stesichoros respond when the interviewer says, "Which brings us to Helen" in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?
(a) "Helen was a beauty."
(b) "What about Helen?"
(c) "There is no Helen."
(d) "Helen blinded me."

3. What is described about the water in Huraraz in the excerpt titled with the same name?
(a) Its high boiling point.
(b) Its impurities.
(c) Its low boiling point.
(d) Its clear purity.

4. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Argentina.
(d) New Zealand.

5. What does Geryon imagine he sees in the living room in “Water”?
(a) A cat.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A dog.
(d) A raven.

6. Why does Ancash hit Geryon in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?
(a) Because Geryon lied about stealing money.
(b) Because Geryon shot his brother.
(c) Because he saw Geryon's wings.
(d) Because Geryon slept with Herakles.

7. Where were the animals on the carousel carved, according to Ancash in “Harrods”?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

8. How do Geryon and the yellowbeard travel to the space for the presentation in “Slopes”?
(a) By horseback.
(b) By train.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By limousine.

9. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss while alone in “Memory Burn”?
(a) Her photograph.
(b) His brother.
(c) The state of crime in the region.
(d) The road to the mountains.

10. Where is Geryon in the opening of “Harrods”?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) A church.
(c) His hotel room.
(d) A bookstore.

11. How old is Geryon in “Tunnel”?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 22.
(d) 32.

12. According to the narrator in “Huaraz,” what "has effects no-one can calculate in advance"?
(a) "Falling in love."
(b) "Speaking to strangers in a strange land."
(c) "Walking down the street."
(d) "Raising a camera to one's face."

13. What word from “Interview (Stesichoros)” refers to a principle or set of beliefs laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true?
(a) Epitheton.
(b) Himera.
(c) Incubus.
(d) Dogma.

14. Stesichoros claims that he enjoyed seeing until what year in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1914.

15. Where is Geryon going to visit in “Tunnel”?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the volcano that Geryon's group is traveling to in “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?

2. What does Ancash bring to Geryon on the roof in “Eyewitnesses”?

3. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?

4. How is the hotel described where Geryon and his companions are staying in “Huaraz”?

5. What is yellowbeard's profession?

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