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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the intent of the captain of the sailing boat?
(a) To gain knowledge from Dionysus.
(b) To hold Dionysus for ransom.
(c) To release Dionysus on the next island.
(d) To destroy Dionysus.

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

3. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?
(a) The inevitable nature of old age.
(b) Ignorance of the past.
(c) Ignorance of the future.
(d) The uncertainty of life.

4. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?
(a) Content.
(b) Unpredictable.
(c) Unfathomable.
(d) Safe.

5. In what way does the author describe how Earth's blessings manifest themselves in females?
(a) Courage.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Tenderness.
(d) Warmth.

6. Which one of the following is not something that Hermes was known as?
(a) Trickster.
(b) Messenger.
(c) Liar.
(d) Adventurer.

7. Along with his feats of strength, which one of the following is also discussed in The Hymn to Herakles?
(a) His wandering.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His philosophy.
(d) His rivalries.

8. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?
(a) Neither powerful nor remorseless.
(b) Remorseless, but not powerful.
(c) Powerful and remorseless.
(d) Powerful, but not remorseless.

9. What does Apollo give to Hermes towards the end of the first hymn?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bow.
(d) A wand.

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

11. In summarizing The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet suggest follows the manifestation of Earth's blessings?
(a) Fortune and wealth.
(b) Health and wealth.
(c) Health and fortune.
(d) Health, fortune, and wealth.

12. According to The Third Hymn to Dionysus, why is Dionysus raised in secrecy?
(a) To protect his identity.
(b) To protect him from Hera.
(c) To prevent him from discovering his parents.
(d) To teach him various skills.

13. How is the sailing ship that captures Dionysus described?
(a) Abandoned.
(b) Rogue.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Lost.

14. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?
(a) He must return the stolen animals to Apollo.
(b) He can keep the stolen animals.
(c) He must apologize to Apollo.
(d) He must grant Apollo three wishes.

15. Based on the information provided in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who raises Dionysus?
(a) Amazons.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Harpies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is judging Hermes for his crimes?

2. What is the purpose of the first hymn to Artemis?

3. What is the length of the shortest hymn?

4. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?

5. What does Hermes steal from Apollo?

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