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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 is Demeter's wandering described as she searches for her daughter?
(a) Determined.
(b) Aimless.
(c) Circular.
(d) Obsessive.

2. How is Zeus described by the poet in The Hymn to Zeus?
(a) The most remembered of all.
(b) The strongest of all.
(c) The most popular of all.
(d) The most famous of all.

3. Who does the poet praise in The Second Hymn to Demeter?
(a) Neither Demeter nor her daughter.
(b) Only Demeter.
(c) Only Demeter's daughter.
(d) Demeter and her daughter.

4. How is Hestia's presence described in the Hymns to Hestia?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) Eternal.

5. As explained in The Hymn to the Muses, which of the following's work are related to the Muses?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anchises's initial reaction when he learns Aphrodite's true identity?

2. What characteristic does the hymn point out about Hephaistos?

3. Based on the hymn, how did the men that Hephaistos represents live?

4. According to the poet of the hymns, who is responsible for Aphrodite's desire for mortal men?

5. What does Anchises do after his affair with Aphrodite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason given in The Hymn to Aphrodite for Aphrodite's attraction to mortal men?

2. How is Athena's birth described in The Hymn to Athena?

3. What metaphor is used to describe the sun in The Hymn to the Sun?

4. What metaphor is used to describe the moon in The Hymn to the Moon?

5. How does Anchises respond to Aphrodite's true identity and what is the result of their affair?

6. What happens to Demeter's daughter and how does Demeter initially respond?

7. How are Persephone and Demeter reunited and what are the conditions of Persephone's return?

8. What powers are described in The Hymn to Poseidon?

9. What does the Dioscuri refer to in the two hymns to Dioscuri?

10. How does Demeter encounter King Celeus and Metanira?

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