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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. How many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?
(a) Forty three.
(b) Twenty three.
(c) Fifty three.
(d) Thirty three.

2. How is Hades first described in The Hymn to Demeter?
(a) He who takes what is not theirs.
(b) He who receives so few.
(c) He who takes from the Earth.
(d) He who receives so many.

3. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Hopefulness.
(d) Joy.

4. Who does Zeus send to free Demeter's daughter?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Hermes.

5. Who is Demeter's daughter?
(a) Calliope.
(b) Polyhymnia.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following corresponds to an ancient tradition about Homer?

2. According to the poet of the hymns, who is responsible for Aphrodite's desire for mortal men?

3. Along with his feats of strength, which one of the following is also discussed in The Hymn to Herakles?

4. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?

5. What is the last command that Aphrodite has for Anchises?

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