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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 Anchises ask Aphrodite for after he learns her identity?
(a) Powers.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Knowledge.

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

3. As described in The Hymn to Asclepios, what is Asclepios known for?
(a) Healing.
(b) Fire.
(c) Flight.
(d) War.

4. According to the hymn, how does Demeter try to make a child immortal?
(a) By rubbing his feet.
(b) By dipping his feet in water.
(c) By holding him over a fire.
(d) By resting him on a cloud.

5. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?
(a) The mother of civilization.
(b) The guardian of us all.
(c) The guardian of civilization.
(d) The mother of us all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose knowledge is related to the Muses, according to the poet in The Hymn to the Muses?

2. Who is Demeter's daughter?

3. How many hymns are there to Athena?

4. In the story, where is Dionysus raised?

5. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?

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