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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Demeter's daughter?
(a) Polyhymnia.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Athena.
(d) Calliope.

3. What name does the poet give to the moon?
(a) Luna.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Selene.

4. As described by the poet, what kind of wings do Castor and Pollux use to shoot across the sky?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

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

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

7. According to the myth, where was Athena born?
(a) From her mother's forehead.
(b) From her mother's chin.
(c) From her father's chin.
(d) From her father's forehead.

8. As stated in the hymn, which King welcomes Demeter into his home?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Midas.
(c) Tennes.
(d) Celeus.

9. 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 long.
(b) They are all based on Homer's experiences.
(c) They are all brief.
(d) They are all preludes to other hymns.

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

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

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

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

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

15. In the poet's prayer at the conclusion of The Hymn to the Sun, what does he hope that his life will satisfy?
(a) His heart.
(b) His mind.
(c) His desire.
(d) His curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose origin does The Hymn to the Sun describe?

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

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

4. Based on the hymn, how did the men that Hephaistos represents live?

5. What does the poem in The Third Hymn to Aphrodite describe?

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