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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. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence and mercifulness.
(b) Her mercifulness and glory.
(c) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(d) Her eminence and glory.

2. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A tiger.

3. What does Hermes steal from Apollo?
(a) A herd of cattle.
(b) A herd of sheep.
(c) A group of horses.
(d) A group of oxen.

4. What does Hermes use to enable him to fly as he disguises his theft?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Winds.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Leaves.

5. In summarizing The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet suggest follows the manifestation of Earth's blessings?
(a) Health and fortune.
(b) Health, fortune, and wealth.
(c) Health and wealth.
(d) Fortune and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?

2. According to the most recent study included in the Introduction, what period are the longer hymns from?

3. Which god did the Homeridae feature in their preludes?

4. What was the syallabic script used by the Greeks in the late Bronze Age?

5. At the conclusion of the first hymn, how is Hermes described?

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