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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Hermes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What meter are the hymns composed in?
(a) Pentameter.
(b) Trimeter.
(c) Tetrameter.
(d) Hexameter.

3. What is the length of the longest hymn?
(a) Twenty eight lines.
(b) Two hundred and eighty lines.
(c) Fifty eight lines.
(d) Five hundred and eighty lines.

4. How many of the stolen animals does Hermes sacrifice in the caves?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) All of them.

5. What does Dionysus turn the crew of the ship into?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?

2. In the story, where is Dionysus raised?

3. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?

4. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?

5. What is the Earth praised for in the first hymn?

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