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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hymns to the Earth, Artemis, Hera, and the Mother of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Artemis's dancing described in the hymn?
(a) Graceful.
(b) Consistent.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Balanced.

2. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?
(a) Temporary.
(b) Eternal.
(c) Incomparable.
(d) Tested.

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

4. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) By writing.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Verbally.
(d) Both by writing and verbally.

5. Which god did the Homeridae feature in their preludes?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?

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

5. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?

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