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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which manifestations of the sun are discussed in The Hymn to the Sun?
(a) Light and power.
(b) Light and heat.
(c) Heat and power.
(d) Heat, light, and power.

2. What is unique about The Hymn to the Sun?
(a) It does not mention the sun at all.
(b) It is the last hymn that Homer is believed to have written.
(c) It is half the length of the longest hymn.
(d) It does not mention the name of the god it refers to.

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

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

5. Whose child does Demeter attempt to make immortal?
(a) Pyrrha.
(b) Marpesia.
(c) Metanira.
(d) Pasiphae.

6. Which disguise does Demeter use in the hymn?
(a) A star.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A bright light.
(d) A bird.

7. As stated in The Hymn to Aphrodite, what is Athena known for?
(a) Fire.
(b) Hunting.
(c) War.
(d) Home.

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

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

10. What do all of the hymns in this section (The Hymn to Hephaistos, The Hymn to Poseidon, The Hymn to Zeus, and The Hymn to the Muses) have in common?
(a) They are all brief.
(b) They are all preludes to other hymns.
(c) They are all based on Homer's experiences.
(d) They are all long.

11. What is another word that depicts the form of art that Athena is associated with?
(a) Music.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Painting.

12. What job did Hephaistos have, according to the hymn?
(a) He is a scupltor.
(b) He is a blacksmith.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is a carpenter.

13. Based on the ancient myths, what is known to happen when mortals have affairs with immortals?
(a) It can lead to destruction.
(b) It can lead to chaos.
(c) It can lead to confusion.
(d) It can lead to tragedy.

14. Who does the poet praise in The Second Hymn to Demeter?
(a) Only Demeter's daughter.
(b) Demeter and her daughter.
(c) Only Demeter.
(d) Neither Demeter nor her daughter.

15. What does the poem in The Third Hymn to Aphrodite describe?
(a) Aphrodite's seductive power.
(b) Aphrodite's intelligence.
(c) Aphrodite's influences.
(d) Aphrodite's friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet ask to be blessed with at the conclusion of the final Hymn to Athena?

3. Which one of the following is a term used by the poet to characterize Zeus?

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

5. How is Hades first described in The Hymn to Demeter?

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