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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hymns to the Earth, Artemis, Hera, and the Mother of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Earth praised for in the first hymn?
(a) Her sacredness.
(b) Her loyalty.
(c) Her commitment.
(d) Her strength.

2. What is the difference between the first and second hymns to Artemis?
(a) The first hymn is shorter.
(b) The first hymn is longer.
(c) The first hymn is not about Artemis.
(d) The first hymn does not mention Artemis by name.

3. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) In the forest.
(c) At her sister's house.
(d) At her brother's house.

4. What is the length of the longest hymn?
(a) Fifty eight lines.
(b) Two hundred and eighty lines.
(c) Five hundred and eighty lines.
(d) Twenty eight lines.

5. What was the syallabic script used by the Greeks in the late Bronze Age?
(a) Linear A.
(b) Linear D.
(c) Linear C.
(d) Linear B.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the findings of archaeologists, which centuries have a gap between them where no writings have been found?

2. Who is Hera's husband?

3. What century did the Ancient Greeks begin to use the alphabetic script?

4. Which god did the Homeridae feature in their preludes?

5. What type of nourishment of humanity does the Earth have according to the first hymn?

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