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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained in the hymn, how did the witnesses of Athena's birth respond to the event?
(a) With silence.
(b) With sadness.
(c) With laughter.
(d) With fear.

2. What type of voice does the author ask Ares to help him restore?
(a) A loud voice.
(b) A shrill voice.
(c) A chilling voice.
(d) A relentless voice.

3. What does the helmsman of the boat recognize?
(a) The danger that the crew is in.
(b) That the boat was sinking.
(c) That the boat was going off course.
(d) The holiness of the prisoner.

4. When is Anchises bewitched by Aphrodite's beauty?
(a) Immediately.
(b) Three days after they meet.
(c) Two days after they meet.
(d) One week after they meet.

5. What does Apollo give to Hermes towards the end of the first hymn?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bow.
(d) A wand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the ancient myths, what is known to happen when mortals have affairs with immortals?

2. According to the evidence presented in the Introduction, what are some of the hymns most likely a prelude for?

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

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

5. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?

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