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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does the author describe how Earth's blessings manifest themselves in females?
(a) Courage.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Tenderness.
(d) Beauty.

2. In the story, where is Dionysus raised?
(a) A secret island.
(b) A secret fortress.
(c) A secret cave.
(d) A secret mountain.

3. In the first Hymn to Hermes, who is described as Hermes's mother?
(a) Dione.
(b) Maia.
(c) Semele.
(d) Hera.

4. When does Hermes reportedly kill a large turtle?
(a) Two days after he is born.
(b) The week after he is born.
(c) The day after he is born.
(d) Two weeks after he is born.

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

6. What is the purpose of the first hymn to Artemis?
(a) To introduce Homer's knowledge of Artemis.
(b) To describe Artemis' shortcomings.
(c) To describe another god that Artemis emulated.
(d) To introduce the second one.

7. How does the first Hymn to Dionysus conclude?
(a) With a song.
(b) With a praise.
(c) With a prediction.
(d) With a question.

8. In what way does Hermes's mother respond to Hermes' stealing activities?
(a) She cries.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She scolds him.
(d) She laughs.

9. Which one of the following epics was composed by Homer?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Metamorpheses.
(c) Theogony.
(d) Works and Days.

10. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His odd behavior.
(b) His silence.
(c) His rudeness.
(d) His absence.

11. How does The Hymn to Dionysus begin?
(a) With a song about Dionysus.
(b) With a note from Homer.
(c) With a description of Dionysus.
(d) With a note from the translator.

12. Who is Hera's husband?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Mercury.

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

14. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) By writing.
(b) Verbally.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Both by writing and verbally.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?

2. Based on the findings of archaeologists, which centuries have a gap between them where no writings have been found?

3. How does the poet describe the cowardice he would like to "shake off" in The Hymn to Ares?

4. What is the difference between the first and second hymns to Artemis?

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

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