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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. What is Artemis's skill?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Fighting wars.
(c) Speed.
(d) Singing.

2. According to the most recent study included in the Introduction, what period are the longer hymns from?
(a) Roman.
(b) Classical.
(c) Archaic.
(d) Hellenistic.

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

4. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?
(a) Hopefulness.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Joy.
(d) Innocence.

5. Based on the findings of archaeologists, which centuries have a gap between them where no writings have been found?
(a) The eighth and fourth.
(b) The twelfth and seventh.
(c) The twelfth and ninth.
(d) The eighth and second.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the first and second hymns to Artemis?

2. How is Artemis's dancing described in the hymn?

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

4. What is the length of the shortest hymn?

5. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?

(see the answer key)

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