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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. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence and glory.
(b) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(c) Her mercifulness and glory.
(d) Her eminence and mercifulness.

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

3. What is Hades's nickname?
(a) Lord of the Unliving.
(b) Lord of the Dead.
(c) Ruler of the Unliving.
(d) Ruler of the Dead.

4. What does the poet ask Ares for?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Independence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Strength.

5. As stated in the hymn, who does Ares lead?
(a) Most loyal men.
(b) All loyal men.
(c) All just men.
(d) Most just men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?

2. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?

3. What fifth-century poet is mentioned in the Introduction in reference to a description of the Homeridae?

4. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?

5. How many mythic stories are combined in The Hymn to Demeter?

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