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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 the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Herakles?
(a) Excellence and fortune.
(b) Fortune and wealth.
(c) Excellence and wealth.
(d) Excellence, fortune, and wealth.

2. In the poet's prayer at the conclusion of The Hymn to the Sun, what does he hope that his life will satisfy?
(a) His mind.
(b) His desire.
(c) His heart.
(d) His curiosity.

3. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?
(a) Write another poem.
(b) Write another song.
(c) Enter battle.
(d) Retreat from battle.

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

5. Who reportedly witnessed the birth of Athena?
(a) Gods and men.
(b) Gods, men, and animals.
(c) Gods and animals, but not men.
(d) Men and animals, but not gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story, how does Aphrodite disguise herself in order to get close to Anchises?

3. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?

4. According to The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the father of Dionysus?

5. What is the length of the shortest hymn?

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