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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His absence.
(b) His rudeness.
(c) His odd behavior.
(d) His silence.

3. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?
(a) That the boat was going off course.
(b) The danger that the crew is in.
(c) The holiness of the prisoner.
(d) That the boat was sinking.

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

5. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dionysus turn the crew of the ship into?

3. In the poet's opinion, how do Earth's blessings manifest themselves in males?

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

5. Who is Hera's husband?

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