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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As stated in The Hymn to Aphrodite, what is Athena known for?
(a) War.
(b) Fire.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Home.

2. How is Hermes's defense described in the first hymn?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Lengthy.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Illogical.

3. How do historians think that the Homeric poems were composed?
(a) By writing.
(b) Both by writing and verbally.
(c) Verbally.
(d) It is unclear.

4. In The Hymn to Ares, what word is used to describe Ares's force?
(a) Sheer.
(b) Strengthened.
(c) Superior.
(d) Magnificent.

5. Based on the myth, what does Hermes use the shell of the turtle to make?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A lyre.
(c) A hat.
(d) A shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet pray for at the end of The Hymn to Herakles?

2. Based on the hymn, how many goddesses are there that Aphrodite cannot influence?

3. What does Anchises ask Aphrodite for after he learns her identity?

4. How is Herakles described in the hymn?

5. What is the voice that the author refers to in The Hymn to Ares provoking him to do?

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