The Homeric Hymns Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Homeric Hymns Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Ares, Herakles, Ausklepios, and Pan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dionysus turn the crew of the ship into?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Penguins.
(d) Frogs.

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

3. What is the length of the longest hymn?
(a) Twenty eight lines.
(b) Two hundred and eighty lines.
(c) Fifty eight lines.
(d) Five hundred and eighty lines.

4. Who is the other major composer of early Greek poetry that is mentioned in the Introduction?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Thespis.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Antimachus.

5. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?
(a) Enter battle.
(b) Write another song.
(c) Write another poem.
(d) Retreat from battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the mother of Dionysus?

2. As described in The Hymn to Asclepios, what is Asclepios known for?

3. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?

4. What was the syallabic script used by the Greeks in the late Bronze Age?

5. What does Hermes steal from Apollo?

(see the answer key)

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