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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Hephaistos, Poseidon, Zeus and the Muses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?
(a) The danger that the crew is in.
(b) That the boat was going off course.
(c) That the boat was sinking.
(d) The holiness of the prisoner.

2. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?
(a) With a description of another god.
(b) With a repetition of Ares's name.
(c) With no mention of Ares's name.
(d) With the reference to another god.

3. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A tiger.

4. What is the Earth praised for in the first hymn?
(a) Her sacredness.
(b) Her strength.
(c) Her loyalty.
(d) Her commitment.

5. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?
(a) He makes their work easier and more widely accepted.
(b) He has no effect on them.
(c) He makes their work easier, but still not widely accepted.
(d) He makes their work widely accepted, but not easier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the information provided in their hymn, what do the Muses influence?

2. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?

3. What is the intent of the captain of the sailing boat?

4. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?

5. In summarizing The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet suggest follows the manifestation of Earth's blessings?

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