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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Hermes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the findings of archaeologists, which centuries have a gap between them where no writings have been found?
(a) The twelfth and seventh.
(b) The eighth and second.
(c) The twelfth and ninth.
(d) The eighth and fourth.

2. What fifth-century poet is mentioned in the Introduction in reference to a description of the Homeridae?
(a) Telecleides.
(b) Choerilus.
(c) Panyassis.
(d) Pindar.

3. What instrument is Artemis known for using?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Bow.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Cannon.

4. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?
(a) Guide.
(b) Thief.
(c) Giver of good things.
(d) Dispenser of favors.

5. According to the most recent study included in the Introduction, what period are the longer hymns from?
(a) Classical.
(b) Roman.
(c) Hellenistic.
(d) Archaic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dionysus turn the crew of the ship into?

2. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?

3. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?

4. At the conclusion of the first hymn, how is Hermes described?

5. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?

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