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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. Who is believed to be Herakles's father?
(a) Ares.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.
2. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?
(a) Vine leaves.
(b) Vine and flower leaves.
(c) Plant and flower leaves.
(d) Plant leaves.
3. What fifth-century poet is mentioned in the Introduction in reference to a description of the Homeridae?
(a) Pindar.
(b) Panyassis.
(c) Telecleides.
(d) Choerilus.
4. What is the length of the shortest hymn?
(a) Two paragraphs.
(b) Three paragraphs.
(c) Two lines.
(d) Three lines.
5. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?
(a) Powerful, but not remorseless.
(b) Remorseless, but not powerful.
(c) Powerful and remorseless.
(d) Neither powerful nor remorseless.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?
2. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?
3. Who is Hera's husband?
4. In a tribute, which Greek historian attributes the "Hymn to Apollo" to Homer?
5. What instrument is Artemis known for using?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Herakles known for and what prayer does the poet make at the conclusion of The Hymn to Herakles?
2. Who assists the poet in The Hymn to the Mother of the Gods, and what does it refer to?
3. How is Asclepios described in The Hymn to Asclepios?
4. What are the circumstances surrounding Pan's birth and how is he described in The Hymn to Pan?
5. Why do some historians think that Homer did not actually write his poems?
6. What is different about the way The Hymn to Ares begins and what is Ares known for?
7. As explained in the Introduction, what is the purpose of The Homeric Hymns?
8. How is Hermes born and raised?
9. What are the varying lengths of the hymns?
10. How does the poet explain Hera's power?
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