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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Athena and Hestia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Earth praised for in the first hymn?
(a) Her strength.
(b) Her loyalty.
(c) Her commitment.
(d) Her sacredness.

2. Who does Zeus send to free Demeter's daughter?
(a) Ares.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hermes.

3. Who is believed to be Herakles's father?
(a) Ares.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

4. What does Apollo give to Hermes towards the end of the first hymn?
(a) A horse.
(b) A bow.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A wand.

5. Who reportedly witnessed the birth of Athena?
(a) Gods, men, and animals.
(b) Gods and men.
(c) Gods and animals, but not men.
(d) Men and animals, but not gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the stolen animals does Hermes sacrifice in the caves?

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

3. As explained in The Hymn to the Muses, which of the following's work are related to the Muses?

4. Which one of the following is not something that Hermes was known as?

5. Whose house does the poet mention at the end of The Second Hymn to Hestia because it is blessed by Hestia?

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