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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. As used by the Greeks to describe The Homeric Hymns, what does the word, charis, mean?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Grace.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Moving.

2. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?
(a) Safe.
(b) Content.
(c) Unpredictable.
(d) Unfathomable.

3. How many of the stolen animals does Hermes sacrifice in the caves?
(a) Two.
(b) All of them.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. Which disguise does Demeter use in the hymn?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A bright light.
(c) A bird.
(d) A star.

5. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) By writing.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Both by writing and verbally.
(d) Verbally.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does the author describe how Earth's blessings manifest themselves in females?

2. How many seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?

3. Based on the myth, what does Hermes use the shell of the turtle to make?

4. As stated in The Hymn to Aphrodite, what is Athena known for?

5. What instrument is Artemis known for using?

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