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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What invocation to Dionysus ends the third hymn?
(a) Wild, noisy goat.
(b) Girl-crazy lion.
(c) Girl-crazy goat.
(d) Wild, noisy lion.

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

4. How does The Hymn to Ares end?
(a) With a song.
(b) With a riddle.
(c) With a prediction.
(d) With a prayer.

5. Who jumps overboard after Dionysus's transformation?
(a) The entire crew.
(b) The entire crew except for the captain.
(c) The entire crew except for the helmsman.
(d) No one.

6. In The Hymn to the Earth, what does the poet refer to the Earth as?
(a) The mother of us all.
(b) The guardian of civilization.
(c) The mother of civilization.
(d) The guardian of us all.

7. In the first Hymn to Hermes, who is described as Hermes's mother?
(a) Hera.
(b) Semele.
(c) Dione.
(d) Maia.

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

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

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

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

12. Which one of the following is not something that Hermes was known as?
(a) Messenger.
(b) Trickster.
(c) Adventurer.
(d) Liar.

13. In what way does Hermes's mother respond to Hermes' stealing activities?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She scolds him.
(d) She ignores him.

14. As mentioned in The Second Hymn to Hera, who offers the praises to her?
(a) Animals and nature, but not humans.
(b) Humans and nature, but not animals.
(c) Humans, animals, and nature.
(d) Humans and animals, but not nature.

15. How does Hermes's mother discover that he has been up to no good?
(a) His silence.
(b) His odd behavior.
(c) His rudeness.
(d) His absence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of voice does the author ask Ares to help him restore?

2. What talent of Apollo is described in the first Hymn to Hermes?

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

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

5. What is Artemis's skill?

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