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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 lyre.
(d) A hat.

2. As stated in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the mother of Dionysus?
(a) Maia.
(b) Dione.
(c) Hera.
(d) Semele.

3. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) He is turned into a hawk.
(b) He swims to safety on a nearby island.
(c) He is released by Dionysus on an island.
(d) He is richly rewarded.

4. What is the Earth praised for in the first hymn?
(a) Her strength.
(b) Her commitment.
(c) Her sacredness.
(d) Her loyalty.

5. Based on the findings of archaeologists, which centuries have a gap between them where no writings have been found?
(a) The eighth and second.
(b) The twelfth and ninth.
(c) The eighth and fourth.
(d) The twelfth and seventh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?

2. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?

3. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?

4. What meter are the hymns composed in?

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

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