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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 many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?
(a) Fifty three.
(b) Forty three.
(c) Thirty three.
(d) Twenty three.
2. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.
3. How is Herakles described in the hymn?
(a) A great mythic hero.
(b) A great mythic figure.
(c) A great mythic fighter.
(d) A great mythic warrior.
4. Which argument does the poet describe in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) The argument between Dionysus and the helmsman.
(b) The argument between the helmsman and the captain.
(c) The argument between Dionysus and the captain.
(d) The argument between Dionysus, the helmsman, and the captain.
5. What does the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Herakles?
(a) Excellence and fortune.
(b) Excellence and wealth.
(c) Excellence, fortune, and wealth.
(d) Fortune and wealth.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the poet describe the cowardice he would like to "shake off" in The Hymn to Ares?
2. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?
3. What is the purpose of the first hymn to Artemis?
4. Making it different than many of the other hymns, how does The Hymn to Ares begin?
5. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the birth and childhood of Dionysus described in The Second Hymn to Dionysus?
2. According to The Hymn to the Earth, how do the Earth's blessings manifest?
3. What does Hermes steal from Apollo and how does he do it?
4. How is Artemis's beauty portrayed in The Second Hymn to Artemis.
5. What is the argument between the helmsman and the captain that is described in The Hymn to Dionysus?
6. What are the varying lengths of the hymns?
7. Who assists the poet in The Hymn to the Mother of the Gods, and what does it refer to?
8. Why do some historians think that Homer did not actually write his poems?
9. How is Hermes born and raised?
10. How does Hermes invent the lyre?
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