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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Ares, Herakles, Ausklepios, and Pan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the myth, what does Hermes use the shell of the turtle to make?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A shield.
(c) A hat.
(d) A lyre.

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

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

4. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?
(a) Incomparable.
(b) Eternal.
(c) Tested.
(d) Temporary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?

2. Who is the other major composer of early Greek poetry that is mentioned in the Introduction?

3. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?

4. What is the intent of the captain of the sailing boat?

5. Which one of the following epics was composed by Homer?

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