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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to the Sun, Moon and the Dioscuri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the hymn, how does the child's mother react to Demeter's attempt to make the child immortal?
(a) With gratitude.
(b) With laughter.
(c) With anger.
(d) With fear.

2. What is Hades's nickname?
(a) Ruler of the Unliving.
(b) Lord of the Unliving.
(c) Lord of the Dead.
(d) Ruler of the Dead.

3. Which one of the following is not something that Hermes was known as?
(a) Trickster.
(b) Adventurer.
(c) Messenger.
(d) Liar.

4. How does the poet describe the cowardice he would like to "shake off" in The Hymn to Ares?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Daunting.
(d) Irrational.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the men live that Hephaistos represents in the hymn?

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

3. In the first Hymn to Hermes, who is described as Hermes's mother?

4. When is Anchises bewitched by Aphrodite's beauty?

5. In a tribute, which Greek historian attributes the "Hymn to Apollo" to Homer?

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