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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Hephaistos, Poseidon, Zeus and the Muses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic does the hymn point out about Hephaistos?
(a) His persistence.
(b) His persuasiveness.
(c) His cleverness.
(d) His cautiousness.

2. In the opinion of the author, how does Hera's power compare to the influence of her husband?
(a) It is less powerful in some ways, and more powerful in other ways.
(b) It is more powerful.
(c) It is equal.
(d) It is less powerful.

3. According to the hymn, what does Hephaistos do for the men he represents?
(a) He makes their work easier and more widely accepted.
(b) He has no effect on them.
(c) He makes their work widely accepted, but not easier.
(d) He makes their work easier, but still not widely accepted.

4. Which one of the following is a term used by the poet to characterize Zeus?
(a) The greatest.
(b) The best.
(c) The incomparable.
(d) The original.

5. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?
(a) Neither powerful nor remorseless.
(b) Remorseless, but not powerful.
(c) Powerful, but not remorseless.
(d) Powerful and remorseless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What way does the poet describe the manifestation of Earth's blessings in children?

2. Which one of the following is not something that Hermes was known as?

3. In summarizing The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet suggest follows the manifestation of Earth's blessings?

4. Who is the father of Hermes, according to the first Hymn?

5. What does the poet ask Ares for?

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