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

2. As used by the Greeks to describe The Homeric Hymns, what does the word, charis, mean?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) Enlightened.
(c) Grace.
(d) Moving.

3. Based on the myth, what does Hermes use the shell of the turtle to make?
(a) A lyre.
(b) A hat.
(c) A shield.
(d) A bowl.

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

5. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?
(a) The guardian of civilization.
(b) The mother of us all.
(c) The mother of civilization.
(d) The guardian of us all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Hermes reportedly kill a large turtle?

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

4. According to the evidence presented in the Introduction, what are some of the hymns most likely a prelude for?

5. Based on the information provided in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who raises Dionysus?

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