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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. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?
(a) Giver of good things.
(b) Thief.
(c) Guide.
(d) Dispenser of favors.

2. What was the syallabic script used by the Greeks in the late Bronze Age?
(a) Linear B.
(b) Linear A.
(c) Linear D.
(d) Linear C.

3. What type of armor does Ares have, according to the poet?
(a) Pewter.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

4. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?
(a) Remorseless, but not powerful.
(b) Powerful and remorseless.
(c) Neither powerful nor remorseless.
(d) Powerful, but not remorseless.

5. What is the purpose of the first hymn to Artemis?
(a) To introduce the second one.
(b) To describe another god that Artemis emulated.
(c) To describe Artemis' shortcomings.
(d) To introduce Homer's knowledge of Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?

2. At the conclusion of the first hymn, how is Hermes described?

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

4. In a tribute, which Greek historian attributes the "Hymn to Apollo" to Homer?

5. What is the length of the longest hymn?

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