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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What talent of Apollo is described in the first Hymn to Hermes?
(a) Archery.
(b) Music.
(c) Magic.
(d) Writing.

2. What animal does Dionysus turn into while on board the ship?
(a) A lion.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A wolf.

3. What happens to the helmsman in The Hymn to Dionysus?
(a) He is released by Dionysus on an island.
(b) He is turned into a hawk.
(c) He is richly rewarded.
(d) He swims to safety on a nearby island.

4. What does the first hymn to Hera praise her for?
(a) Her eminence, mercifulness, and glory.
(b) Her eminence and glory.
(c) Her mercifulness and glory.
(d) Her eminence and mercifulness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is believed to be Herakles's father?

2. How is Artemis's skill described in the second hymn?

3. In the opinion of the author, how does Hera's power compare to the influence of her husband?

4. Which one of the following epics was composed by Homer?

5. How is Herakles described in the hymn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads historians to believe that Homer either wrote or was influential in the writing of the hymns?

2. How does Dionysus free himself from the crew of the sailing boat?

3. What does Hermes do with the cattle, and how do his mother and Apollo respond?

4. What happens to the crew of the sailing ship that captured Dionysus?

5. What happens during and after the "trial" of Hermes?

6. What other name is Herakles known as, and how is he born?

7. What is unique about the length of The Hymn to Hermes and what is Hermes known for?

8. What does Hermes steal from Apollo and how does he do it?

9. How is Artemis's beauty portrayed in The Second Hymn to Artemis.

10. What interesting request does the poet have for Ares?

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