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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. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?
(a) Wild, noisy goat.
(b) Girl-crazy lion.
(c) Wild, noisy lion.
(d) Girl-crazy goat.

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

3. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?
(a) Plant and flower leaves.
(b) Vine and flower leaves.
(c) Vine leaves.
(d) Plant leaves.

4. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?
(a) With a repetition of Ares's name.
(b) With no mention of Ares's name.
(c) With a description of another god.
(d) With the reference to another god.

5. How is Hephaistos described in The Hymn to Hephaistos?
(a) Deformed, but not ugly.
(b) Ugly and deformed.
(c) Ugly, but not deformed.
(d) Neither ugly nor deformed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of voice does the author ask Ares to help him restore?

2. When does Aphrodite say that Aeneas, the child she has with Anchises, will be able to return to earth?

3. Who is Demeter's daughter?

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

5. How many of the stolen animals does Hermes sacrifice in the caves?

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