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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 the first Hymn to Dionysus conclude?
(a) With a praise.
(b) With a song.
(c) With a question.
(d) With a prediction.
2. According to the evidence presented in the Introduction, what are some of the hymns most likely a prelude for?
(a) A longer poem.
(b) Another book by Homer.
(c) Another book by a different author.
(d) A shorter poem.
3. In what way does Hermes's mother respond to Hermes' stealing activities?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She cries.
(c) She scolds him.
(d) She laughs.
4. Who is believed to be Herakles's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Apollo.
5. Which one of the following is not a well known recurrent theme of Ancient Greek literature?
(a) Ignorance of the past.
(b) Ignorance of the future.
(c) The inevitable nature of old age.
(d) The uncertainty of life.
Short Answer Questions
1. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?
2. What is Artemis's skill?
3. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?
4. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?
5. According to the most recent study included in the Introduction, what period are the longer hymns from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the theories for why some of the hymns are so short?
2. How does Hermes invent the lyre?
3. What is Artemis's skill and how is it described?
4. What does Hermes steal from Apollo and how does he do it?
5. What is different about the way The Hymn to Ares begins and what is Ares known for?
6. What other name is Herakles known as, and how is he born?
7. According to The Hymn to the Earth, how do the Earth's blessings manifest?
8. What happens to the crew of the sailing ship that captured Dionysus?
9. How is Asclepios described in The Hymn to Asclepios?
10. Why do some historians think that Homer did not actually write his poems?
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