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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hymns to the Earth, Artemis, Hera, and the Mother of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difference between the first and second hymns to Artemis?
(a) The first hymn does not mention Artemis by name.
(b) The first hymn is longer.
(c) The first hymn is shorter.
(d) The first hymn is not about Artemis.

2. What meter are the hymns composed in?
(a) Hexameter.
(b) Pentameter.
(c) Trimeter.
(d) Tetrameter.

3. 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.

4. In the opinion of the author, how does Hera's power compare to the influence of her husband?
(a) It is more powerful.
(b) It is less powerful.
(c) It is equal.
(d) It is less powerful in some ways, and more powerful in other ways.

5. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?
(a) Powerful, but not remorseless.
(b) Remorseless, but not powerful.
(c) Neither powerful nor remorseless.
(d) Powerful and remorseless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?

2. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?

3. What is the purpose of the first hymn to Artemis?

4. How is Artemis's dancing described in the hymn?

5. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?

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