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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hymns to Dionysus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many songs are used to compose the Homeric Hymns?
(a) Forty three.
(b) Twenty three.
(c) Fifty three.
(d) Thirty three.

2. Which god did the Homeridae feature in their preludes?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Mercury.

3. Which one of the following epics was composed by Homer?
(a) Works and Days.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Theogony.
(d) Metamorpheses.

4. What meter are the hymns composed in?
(a) Tetrameter.
(b) Hexameter.
(c) Trimeter.
(d) Pentameter.

5. Based on the information provided in The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who raises Dionysus?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Amazons.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to The Second Hymn to Dionysus, who is the father of Dionysus?

2. According to the hymn, where does Artemis dance?

3. What type of leaves appear as the boat continues to sail while holding Dionysus?

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

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

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