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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of the longest hymn?
(a) Twenty eight lines.
(b) Five hundred and eighty lines.
(c) Fifty eight lines.
(d) Two hundred and eighty lines.

2. How does The Hymn to Ares end?
(a) With a song.
(b) With a prediction.
(c) With a prayer.
(d) With a riddle.

3. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Ares.

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

5. According to The Hymn to Pan, what animal makes up the lower half of Pan, who is known for nature and wild music?
(a) A horse.
(b) A lion.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A goat.

6. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) Verbally.
(b) Both by writing and verbally.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) By writing.

7. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Apples.

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

9. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) He is released by Dionysus on an island.
(b) He is richly rewarded.
(c) He is turned into a hawk.
(d) He swims to safety on a nearby island.

10. How many of the stolen animals does Hermes sacrifice in the caves?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) All of them.
(d) Two.

11. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?
(a) Hopefulness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Innocence.

12. Which god did the Homeridae feature in their preludes?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Apollo.

13. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His absence.
(b) His silence.
(c) His odd behavior.
(d) His rudeness.

14. As mentioned in The Second Hymn to Hera, who offers the praises to her?
(a) Humans and nature, but not animals.
(b) Humans and animals, but not nature.
(c) Animals and nature, but not humans.
(d) Humans, animals, and nature.

15. Who is believed to be Herakles's father?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the mother of Dionysus?

2. In the story, where is Dionysus raised?

3. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?

4. What does the poet ask Ares for?

5. At the conclusion of the first hymn, how is Hermes described?

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