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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Dionysus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A tiger.

2. In what way does the author describe how Earth's blessings manifest themselves in females?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Tenderness.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Courage.

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

4. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?
(a) Girl-crazy goat.
(b) Wild, noisy lion.
(c) Girl-crazy lion.
(d) Wild, noisy goat.

5. Which one of the following epics was composed by Homer?
(a) Theogony.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Metamorpheses.
(d) Works and Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?

2. How is the sailing ship that captures Dionysus described?

3. How does The Hymn to Dionysus begin?

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

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

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