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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 is the intent of the captain of the sailing boat?
(a) To gain knowledge from Dionysus.
(b) To hold Dionysus for ransom.
(c) To release Dionysus on the next island.
(d) To destroy Dionysus.

2. Who is the other major composer of early Greek poetry that is mentioned in the Introduction?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Thespis.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Euripides.

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

4. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?
(a) At her brother's house.
(b) On a mountain.
(c) At her sister's house.
(d) In the forest.

5. What is the length of the shortest hymn?
(a) Three paragraphs.
(b) Two paragraphs.
(c) Two lines.
(d) Three lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the mother of Dionysus?

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

3. As used by the Greeks to describe The Homeric Hymns, what does the word, charis, mean?

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

5. In the opinion of the author, how does Hera's power compare to the influence of her husband?

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