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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to the Sun, Moon and the Dioscuri.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which argument does the poet describe in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) The argument between the helmsman and the captain.
(b) The argument between Dionysus and the captain.
(c) The argument between Dionysus and the helmsman.
(d) The argument between Dionysus, the helmsman, and the captain.

3. What is another word that depicts the form of art that Athena is associated with?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Music.

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

5. What does Hermes use to enable him to fly as he disguises his theft?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Winds.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Hermes provided in The Second Hymn to Hermes?

2. What suffers as a result of Demeter's quest to find her daughter?

3. Whose origin does The Hymn to the Sun describe?

4. According to the hymn, how does Demeter try to make a child immortal?

5. How does the poet describe the laws of peace that he wishes to linger in at the end of The Hymn to Ares?

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