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

2. How many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?
(a) Twenty three.
(b) Thirty three.
(c) Fifty three.
(d) Forty three.

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

4. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

5. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?
(a) Ignorance of the future.
(b) The inevitable nature of old age.
(c) Ignorance of the past.
(d) The uncertainty of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?

2. What instrument is Artemis known for using?

3. According to the evidence presented in the Introduction, what are some of the hymns most likely a prelude for?

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

5. According to The Third Hymn to Dionysus, why is Dionysus raised in secrecy?

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