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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. As used by the Greeks to describe The Homeric Hymns, what does the word, charis, mean?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Moving.
(c) Grace.
(d) Prophecy.

2. Based on the hymn, how did the men that Hephaistos represents live?
(a) Lavishly.
(b) Like servants.
(c) In poverty.
(d) Like animals.

3. Where is Demeter's daughter taken when she is kidnapped?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) The underworld.
(c) A mountain.
(d) An island.

4. How many seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Apollo give to Hermes towards the end of the first hymn?

2. What is Anchises's initial reaction when he learns Aphrodite's true identity?

3. How is Zeus described by the poet in The Hymn to Zeus?

4. Whose child does Demeter attempt to make immortal?

5. As explained in The Hymn to the Muses, which of the following's work are related to the Muses?

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