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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 does Dionysus turn the crew of the ship into?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Penguins.

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

3. According to the myth, where was Athena born?
(a) From her father's chin.
(b) From her mother's chin.
(c) From her mother's forehead.
(d) From her father's forehead.

4. As explained in the hymn, how did the witnesses of Athena's birth respond to the event?
(a) With laughter.
(b) With silence.
(c) With fear.
(d) With sadness.

5. What is Hades's nickname?
(a) Lord of the Dead.
(b) Ruler of the Dead.
(c) Lord of the Unliving.
(d) Ruler of the Unliving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?

3. According to Aphrodite, what will the child she has with Anchises grow to become?

4. How does The Hymn to Dionysus begin?

5. In the first Hymn to Hermes, who is described as Hermes's mother?

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