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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymn to Demeter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His silence.
(b) His rudeness.
(c) His absence.
(d) His odd behavior.

2. How many seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What type of voice does the author ask Ares to help him restore?
(a) A relentless voice.
(b) A chilling voice.
(c) A loud voice.
(d) A shrill voice.

4. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?
(a) The guardian of us all.
(b) The guardian of civilization.
(c) The mother of us all.
(d) The mother of civilization.

5. What power does The Hymn to Poseidon discuss?
(a) The power of sea creatures.
(b) The power of the sea.
(c) The power of the winds.
(d) The power of the sea plants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the length of the longest hymn?

3. How is Artemis's dancing described in the hymn?

4. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?

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

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