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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Demeter's wandering described as she searches for her daughter?
(a) Obsessive.
(b) Aimless.
(c) Determined.
(d) Circular.

3. Where did the men live that Hephaistos represents in the hymn?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In shacks.
(c) In caves.
(d) On boats.

4. What does Anchises do after his affair with Aphrodite?
(a) He says a prayer.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He sings a song.

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

6. Who is Athena's father?
(a) Ares.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

7. Where is Demeter's daughter taken when she is kidnapped?
(a) A mountain.
(b) Atlantis.
(c) An island.
(d) The underworld.

8. When is Anchises bewitched by Aphrodite's beauty?
(a) Three days after they meet.
(b) Two days after they meet.
(c) Immediately.
(d) One week after they meet.

9. Who assists the poet in the beginning of The Hymn to the Moon?
(a) The Muses.
(b) The Nymphs.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) The Harpies.

10. How is Hephaistos described in The Hymn to Hephaistos?
(a) Ugly, but not deformed.
(b) Neither ugly nor deformed.
(c) Deformed, but not ugly.
(d) Ugly and deformed.

11. How many mythic stories are combined in The Hymn to Demeter?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

12. What is Anchises's initial reaction when he learns Aphrodite's true identity?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is angry.

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

14. Who does Zeus send to free Demeter's daughter?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Ares.

15. What does The Hymn to Zeus mainly focus on?
(a) Neither his wisdom nor his power.
(b) Only his wisdom.
(c) Only his power.
(d) His wisdom and power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic does the hymn point out about Hephaistos?

2. Which one of the following is not included by the poet in the list of people that the Muses favor?

3. According to the poet, what type of sign is the monthly occurrence of a full moon?

4. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?

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

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