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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. As stated in The Hymn to Aphrodite, what is Athena known for?
(a) Home.
(b) Fire.
(c) War.
(d) Hunting.

2. What does the poet ask Ares for?
(a) Courage.
(b) Independence.
(c) Strength.
(d) Intelligence.

3. In The Hymn to Aphrodite, what job does Anchises have?
(a) He is a cowherd.
(b) He is a soldier.
(c) He is a sheepherder.
(d) He is a poet.

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

5. What is Hades's nickname?
(a) Ruler of the Dead.
(b) Ruler of the Unliving.
(c) Lord of the Dead.
(d) Lord of the Unliving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anchises do after his affair with Aphrodite?

2. In the first Hymn to Hermes, where is Hermes judged for his crimes?

3. Whose child does Demeter attempt to make immortal?

4. As explained in the hymn, how did the witnesses of Athena's birth respond to the event?

5. What do all of the hymns in this section (The Hymn to Hephaistos, The Hymn to Poseidon, The Hymn to Zeus, and The Hymn to the Muses) have in common?

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