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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrative of The Hymn to Aphrodite describe her preparations for approaching Anchises?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Elaborate.
(c) Simple.
(d) Deceitful.

2. How is Hestia's presence described in the Hymns to Hestia?
(a) Comforting.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Eternal.
(d) Overwhelming.

3. What does Anchises pray for after meeting Aphrodite?
(a) That she will give him powers.
(b) That she will introduce him to Zeus.
(c) That she will leave him alone.
(d) That she is telling the truth.

4. Based on the information provided in their hymn, what do the Muses influence?
(a) Music, history, dance, and poetry.
(b) Music, history, and poetry, but not dance.
(c) Music, dance, and poetry, but not history.
(d) Music, and dance, but not poetry or history.

5. What characteristic does the hymn point out about Hephaistos?
(a) His cautiousness.
(b) His cleverness.
(c) His persuasiveness.
(d) His persistence.

6. As explained in The Hymn to the Muses, which of the following's work are related to the Muses?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

7. What suffers as a result of Demeter's quest to find her daughter?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Only the crops of Greece.
(c) Only the crops of Rome and Greece.
(d) The crops of the whole world.

8. How many hymns are there to Athena?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. Based on the hymn, how many goddesses are there that Aphrodite cannot influence?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

10. Whose knowledge is related to the Muses, according to the poet in The Hymn to the Muses?
(a) Ares.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

11. According to Aphrodite, what will the child she has with Anchises grow to become?
(a) A great philosopher.
(b) A great warrior.
(c) A great writer.
(d) A great poet.

12. How is Zeus described by the poet in The Hymn to Zeus?
(a) The most popular of all.
(b) The strongest of all.
(c) The most remembered of all.
(d) The most famous of all.

13. In The Hymn to the Moon, what analogy is made to the moon?
(a) A bright wedge.
(b) A piece of cheese.
(c) A chariot.
(d) A shooting star.

14. Which one of the following is not something that Demeter is known for?
(a) Sea.
(b) Earth.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Mother.

15. When does Aphrodite say that Aeneas, the child she has with Anchises, will be able to return to earth?
(a) When he is eight years old.
(b) When he is one year old.
(c) When he is ten years old.
(d) When he is five years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?

2. What is the general tone of The Hymn to Zeus?

3. Which disguise does Demeter use in the hymn?

4. Which one of Athena's attributes is the subject of the final Hymn to Athena?

5. Who does the moon apparently have an affair with, creating a daughter in the process?

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