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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 type of voice does the author ask Ares to help him restore?
(a) A chilling voice.
(b) A loud voice.
(c) A relentless voice.
(d) A shrill voice.

2. What is the general tone of The Hymn to Zeus?
(a) Organized.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Simple.
(d) Complex.

3. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?
(a) Write another poem.
(b) Enter battle.
(c) Retreat from battle.
(d) Write another song.

4. As described in The Hymn to Asclepios, what is Asclepios known for?
(a) War.
(b) Flight.
(c) Healing.
(d) Fire.

5. Based on the information provided in their hymn, what do the Muses influence?
(a) Music, dance, and poetry, but not history.
(b) Music, and dance, but not poetry or history.
(c) Music, history, and poetry, but not dance.
(d) Music, history, dance, and poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Herakles?

4. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?

5. How does The Hymn to Dionysus begin?

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