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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. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) Verbally.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) By writing.
(d) Both by writing and verbally.

2. Which argument does the poet describe in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) The argument between Dionysus, the helmsman, and the captain.
(b) The argument between Dionysus and the helmsman.
(c) The argument between Dionysus and the captain.
(d) The argument between the helmsman and the captain.

3. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?
(a) Ares.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

4. Who is judging Hermes for his crimes?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hestia.

5. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) In the forest.
(c) At her brother's house.
(d) At her sister's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poet's opinion, how do Earth's blessings manifest themselves in males?

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

4. What is the length of the shortest hymn?

5. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?

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