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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Hephaistos, Poseidon, Zeus and the Muses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hephaistos described in The Hymn to Hephaistos?
(a) Ugly, but not deformed.
(b) Ugly and deformed.
(c) Neither ugly nor deformed.
(d) Deformed, but not ugly.

2. In the first Hymn to Hermes, where is Hermes judged for his crimes?
(a) Mount Olympus.
(b) Mount Athos.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Delphi.

3. What prayer does the poet make in The Hymn to Poseidon?
(a) For good weather over the seas.
(b) For the brief trips of sailors.
(c) For the safety of sailors and ships.
(d) For strong winds on the sails of ships.

4. What is the intent of the captain of the sailing boat?
(a) To destroy Dionysus.
(b) To gain knowledge from Dionysus.
(c) To hold Dionysus for ransom.
(d) To release Dionysus on the next island.

5. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?
(a) The entire crew except for the captain.
(b) The entire crew except for the helmsman.
(c) The entire crew.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermes steal from Apollo?

2. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?

3. How does the first Hymn to Dionysus conclude?

4. What instrument is Artemis known for using?

5. Where did the men live that Hephaistos represents in the hymn?

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