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

2. Which one of the following corresponds to an ancient tradition about Homer?
(a) He was blind.
(b) He did not live in Ancient Rome or Greece.
(c) He was the creator of the Greek alphabet.
(d) He spent most of his life alone.

3. How many mythic stories are combined in The Hymn to Demeter?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

5. According to Aphrodite, what will the child she has with Anchises grow to become?
(a) A great writer.
(b) A great poet.
(c) A great warrior.
(d) A great philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prayer does the poet make in The Hymn to Poseidon?

2. Who is the other major composer of early Greek poetry that is mentioned in the Introduction?

3. Who does the poet praise in The Second Hymn to Demeter?

4. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?

5. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?

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