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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What power does The Hymn to Poseidon discuss?
(a) The power of sea creatures.
(b) The power of the sea plants.
(c) The power of the sea.
(d) The power of the winds.

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

4. Who does the moon apparently have an affair with, creating a daughter in the process?
(a) Ares.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Neptune.

5. What is the general tone of The Hymn to Zeus?
(a) Simple.
(b) Complex.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Organized.

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

7. How is Hades first described in The Hymn to Demeter?
(a) He who takes what is not theirs.
(b) He who receives so many.
(c) He who receives so few.
(d) He who takes from the Earth.

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

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

10. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?
(a) He has no effect on them.
(b) He makes their work easier and more widely accepted.
(c) He makes their work widely accepted, but not easier.
(d) He makes their work easier, but still not widely accepted.

11. Which one of Athena's attributes is the subject of the final Hymn to Athena?
(a) Industry.
(b) War.
(c) Justice.
(d) Skill.

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

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

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

15. Which one of the following is a term used by the poet to characterize Zeus?
(a) The best.
(b) The incomparable.
(c) The greatest.
(d) The original.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in The Second Hymn to Aphrodite, how was Aphrodite born?

2. Which fruit's seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?

3. What is Anchises's initial reaction when he learns Aphrodite's true identity?

4. According to the poet of the hymns, who is responsible for Aphrodite's desire for mortal men?

5. What metaphor is made to the sun's journey in The Hymn to the Sun?

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