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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. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?
(a) Hopefulness.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Joy.

2. As described in The Hymn to Asclepios, what is Asclepios known for?
(a) War.
(b) Healing.
(c) Flight.
(d) Fire.

3. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) He is turned into a hawk.
(b) He is released by Dionysus on an island.
(c) He is richly rewarded.
(d) He swims to safety on a nearby island.

4. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence and glory.
(b) Her eminence and mercifulness.
(c) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(d) Her mercifulness and glory.

5. What does the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Herakles?
(a) Excellence and wealth.
(b) Excellence, fortune, and wealth.
(c) Excellence and fortune.
(d) Fortune and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the mother of Dionysus?

2. What is the judgment that Hermes receives?

3. What is the difference between the first and second hymns to Artemis?

4. Where does Herakles eventually live?

5. What talent of Apollo is described in the first Hymn to Hermes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances surrounding Pan's birth and how is he described in The Hymn to Pan?

2. What is the argument between the helmsman and the captain that is described in The Hymn to Dionysus?

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

4. How does Dionysus free himself from the crew of the sailing boat?

5. How is Hermes born and raised?

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

7. As explained in the Introduction, what is the purpose of The Homeric Hymns?

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

9. What interesting request does the poet have for Ares?

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

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