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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. Where is Demeter's daughter taken when she is kidnapped?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) The underworld.
(c) A mountain.
(d) An island.
2. What characteristic does the hymn point out about Hephaistos?
(a) His cautiousness.
(b) His persuasiveness.
(c) His persistence.
(d) His cleverness.
3. Based on the hymn, how many goddesses are there that Aphrodite cannot influence?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.
4. How many seeds does Demeter's daughter eat before returning?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.
5. In the poet's prayer at the conclusion of The Hymn to the Sun, what does he hope that his life will satisfy?
(a) His desire.
(b) His heart.
(c) His mind.
(d) His curiosity.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who reportedly witnessed the birth of Athena?
2. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?
3. According to the hymn, how does Demeter try to make a child immortal?
4. What job did Hephaistos have, according to the hymn?
5. Whose house does the poet mention at the end of The Second Hymn to Hestia because it is blessed by Hestia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Dioscuri refer to in the two hymns to Dioscuri?
2. Who are the Muses and what influence do they have?
3. How are Persephone and Demeter reunited and what are the conditions of Persephone's return?
4. What powers are described in The Hymn to Poseidon?
5. How does Demeter encounter King Celeus and Metanira?
6. What is the reason given in The Hymn to Aphrodite for Aphrodite's attraction to mortal men?
7. How is The Hymn to Zeus written and how is Zeus defined in it?
8. How does Demeter reward the kindness of Celeus and Metanira and what is the result?
9. In what way does Hestia's power or presence compare to that of the other gods and goddesses?
10. How is Athena's birth described in The Hymn to Athena?
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