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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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."

4. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) William Butler Yeats.

5. What is the word "adjective" translated to in Greek?
(a) Panormus.
(b) Platoan.
(c) Epitheton.
(d) Hermogenous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Grooming," the opening sentence describes living childhood close to what?

3. What does Geryon name the lone survivor of the disaster in Herakles' hometown in "Hades"?

4. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the structure of the poems in the main storyline. How are the poems similar in their format?

2. What is the significance of the encounter with the centaur in "Geryon's Weekend"?

3. What comprises Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

4. What is noted about the innovations of Stesichoros' writing in “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

5. What supposedly caused Stesichoros' "un-blinding"?

6. What is signficant about Geryon's perception of himself in "Right"?

7. What is the purpose of the book's introduction “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

8. Where is Herakles hometown? How is it described?

9. What theme is explored in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

10. How would you describe the language style in the introduction to the novel?

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