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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to the Sun, Moon and the Dioscuri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?
(a) Giver of good things.
(b) Thief.
(c) Guide.
(d) Dispenser of favors.

2. Which one of the following is a term used by the poet to characterize Zeus?
(a) The best.
(b) The original.
(c) The incomparable.
(d) The greatest.

3. Which one of the following is not included by the poet in the list of people that the Muses favor?
(a) Bards.
(b) Singers.
(c) Poets.
(d) Philosophers.

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

5. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Second.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?

2. How does The Hymn to Dionysus begin?

3. What does Anchises ask Aphrodite for after he learns her identity?

4. Along with his feats of strength, which one of the following is also discussed in The Hymn to Herakles?

5. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?

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