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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. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Fifth.

2. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?
(a) Incomparable.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Eternal.
(d) Tested.

3. 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) Guide.
(c) Thief.
(d) Giver of good things.

4. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) He is turned into a hawk.
(b) He is released by Dionysus on an island.
(c) He swims to safety on a nearby island.
(d) He is richly rewarded.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Hera's husband?

4. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?

5. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?

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