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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His odd behavior.
(b) His silence.
(c) His rudeness.
(d) His absence.

2. Who is Hera's husband?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

3. What type of armor does Ares have, according to the poet?
(a) Gold.
(b) Pewter.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

4. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?
(a) In the forest.
(b) At her sister's house.
(c) At her brother's house.
(d) On a mountain.

5. When does Hermes reportedly kill a large turtle?
(a) The week after he is born.
(b) Two days after he is born.
(c) The day after he is born.
(d) Two weeks after he is born.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hermes's defense described in the first hymn?

2. What is Artemis's skill?

3. In The Hymn to Ares, what word is used to describe Ares's force?

4. What fifth-century poet is mentioned in the Introduction in reference to a description of the Homeridae?

5. What fruit do the leaves sprout as Dionysus remains on the sailing ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the varying lengths of the hymns?

2. What happens during and after the "trial" of Hermes?

3. What does Hermes do with the cattle, and how do his mother and Apollo respond?

4. What is Herakles known for and what prayer does the poet make at the conclusion of The Hymn to Herakles?

5. How does Hermes invent the lyre?

6. What other name is Herakles known as, and how is he born?

7. Who assists the poet in The Hymn to the Mother of the Gods, and what does it refer to?

8. What is different about the way The Hymn to Ares begins and what is Ares known for?

9. What leads historians to believe that Homer either wrote or was influential in the writing of the hymns?

10. How does the poet explain Hera's power?

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