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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. What is Artemis's skill?
(a) Singing.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Speed.
(d) Fighting wars.

2. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?
(a) He must grant Apollo three wishes.
(b) He must return the stolen animals to Apollo.
(c) He can keep the stolen animals.
(d) He must apologize to Apollo.

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

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

5. What do all of the hymns in this section (The Hymn to Hephaistos, The Hymn to Poseidon, The Hymn to Zeus, and The Hymn to the Muses) have in common?
(a) They are all long.
(b) They are all brief.
(c) They are all based on Homer's experiences.
(d) They are all preludes to other hymns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the hymn, how did the men that Hephaistos represents live?

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

3. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?

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

5. What power does The Hymn to Poseidon discuss?

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