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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?
(a) Plant and flower leaves.
(b) Vine leaves.
(c) Plant leaves.
(d) Vine and flower leaves.

2. Who is judging Hermes for his crimes?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hestia.
(d) Hera.

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

4. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(b) Her eminence and glory.
(c) Her mercifulness and glory.
(d) Her eminence and mercifulness.

5. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?
(a) Girl-crazy lion.
(b) Wild, noisy lion.
(c) Girl-crazy goat.
(d) Wild, noisy goat.

6. Which argument does the poet describe in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) The argument between Dionysus and the helmsman.
(b) The argument between the helmsman and the captain.
(c) The argument between Dionysus and the captain.
(d) The argument between Dionysus, the helmsman, and the captain.

7. How many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?
(a) Forty three.
(b) Thirty three.
(c) Twenty three.
(d) Fifty three.

8. How is Herakles described in the hymn?
(a) A great mythic fighter.
(b) A great mythic warrior.
(c) A great mythic figure.
(d) A great mythic hero.

9. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A wolf.

10. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Strawberries.

11. Where does Herakles eventually live?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Mount Olympus.
(d) Argos.

12. Based on the information provided in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who raises Dionysus?
(a) Amazons.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Harpies.

13. What name is Herakles also known as?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Helios.
(c) Hippomedon.
(d) Hylas.

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

15. According to the most recent study included in the Introduction, what period are the longer hymns from?
(a) Roman.
(b) Archaic.
(c) Hellenistic.
(d) Classical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?

2. Based on the myth, what does Hermes use the shell of the turtle to make?

3. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?

4. According to the evidence presented in the Introduction, what are some of the hymns most likely a prelude for?

5. What instrument is Artemis known for using?

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