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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Athena and Hestia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Athena's father?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

2. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Eighth.

3. In The Hymn to Aphrodite, what job does Anchises have?
(a) He is a cowherd.
(b) He is a sheepherder.
(c) He is a soldier.
(d) He is a poet.

4. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?
(a) The entire crew except for the helmsman.
(b) The entire crew except for the captain.
(c) No one.
(d) The entire crew.

5. What is the last command that Aphrodite has for Anchises?
(a) To begin preparing to raise their son.
(b) To find a woman to marry.
(c) To remain silent about her visit.
(d) To tell everyone about her visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hymns are there to Athena?

2. According to The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the father of Dionysus?

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

4. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?

5. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?

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