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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hermes use to enable him to fly as he disguises his theft?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Winds.
(d) Leaves.

2. Who is judging Hermes for his crimes?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hestia.
(d) Apollo.

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

4. What talent of Apollo is described in the first Hymn to Hermes?
(a) Music.
(b) Magic.
(c) Archery.
(d) Writing.

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. What instrument is Artemis known for using?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Cannon.
(c) Bow.
(d) Her feet.

7. In the poet's opinion, how do Earth's blessings manifest themselves in males?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Might.
(d) Fortitude.

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

9. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?
(a) Tested.
(b) Incomparable.
(c) Eternal.
(d) Temporary.

10. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Eighth.

11. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence and mercifulness.
(b) Her mercifulness and glory.
(c) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(d) Her eminence and glory.

12. What is Artemis's skill?
(a) Speed.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fighting wars.
(d) Singing.

13. What is the length of the shortest hymn?
(a) Two paragraphs.
(b) Three lines.
(c) Three paragraphs.
(d) Two lines.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As used by the Greeks to describe The Homeric Hymns, what does the word, charis, mean?

2. How does The Hymn to Ares end?

3. In what way does Hermes's mother respond to Hermes' stealing activities?

4. Which one of the following corresponds to an ancient tradition about Homer?

5. How is Herakles described in the hymn?

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