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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 job did Hephaistos have, according to the hymn?
(a) He is a carpenter.
(b) He is a painter.
(c) He is a scupltor.
(d) He is a blacksmith.

2. Whose knowledge is related to the Muses, according to the poet in The Hymn to the Muses?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Ares.

3. How does Aphrodite think that Aeneas will be treated by the gods?
(a) Poorly.
(b) Normally.
(c) Well.
(d) He will be ignored.

4. According to the poet of the hymns, who is responsible for Aphrodite's desire for mortal men?
(a) Hestia.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Poseidon.

5. In The Hymn to Aphrodite, what job does Anchises have?
(a) He is a sheepherder.
(b) He is a poet.
(c) He is a soldier.
(d) He is a cowherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last command that Aphrodite has for Anchises?

2. When is Anchises bewitched by Aphrodite's beauty?

3. How many hymns are there to Athena?

4. As explained in the hymn, how did the witnesses of Athena's birth respond to the event?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the main characteristics of Athena?

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

3. Who is Hephaistos and what is he known for?

4. What does the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Poseidon?

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

6. How is the birth of Aphrodite explained in The Second Hymn to Aphrodite?

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

8. Which lesson does The Hymn to Hephaistos illustrate?

9. Who assists the poet in the beginning of The Hymn to the Moon, and what is the moon's name?

10. What happens when Aphrodite meets Anchises?

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