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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hermes steal from Apollo?
(a) A group of oxen.
(b) A herd of cattle.
(c) A group of horses.
(d) A herd of sheep.

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

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

4. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?
(a) He makes their work easier, but still not widely accepted.
(b) He makes their work widely accepted, but not easier.
(c) He has no effect on them.
(d) He makes their work easier and more widely accepted.

5. What name is Herakles also known as?
(a) Hylas.
(b) Hippomedon.
(c) Helios.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?

2. What is the general tone of The Hymn to Zeus?

3. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?

4. What does the poet think causes the complications surrounding Apollo's birth?

5. How is Hades first described in The Hymn to Demeter?

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