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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Works and Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', when does Hesiod tell his brother he should chop wood?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Fall.

2. In 'Theogony', which sons does Heaven hate?
(a) Zeus and Apollo.
(b) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.
(c) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.
(d) Cottus, Briareos and Gyes.

3. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?
(a) At old age.
(b) A father should never have a second son.
(c) At a young age.
(d) Never.

4. What temperature, does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days', his brother should avoid?
(a) Hot.
(b) Cold.
(c) Humid.
(d) Balmy.

5. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?
(a) Who invented the wheel.
(b) How fire was invented.
(c) How the rain came.
(d) How the first gods and earth came to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

2. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?

3. How did the Titans receive their name?

4. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?

5. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?

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