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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to 'Works and Days', who will punish those who are cruel?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hades.

2. What does Hesiod advise his brother to do in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Sin.
(b) Pray.
(c) Work.
(d) Play.

3. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Eros.
(b) Night.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Zeus.

4. According to 'Theogony', who is the most important Muse?
(a) Hera.
(b) Calliope.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Gyes.

5. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?
(a) They will live in a mixture of good and evil.
(b) They will live forever.
(c) They will cry forever.
(d) The will die a cruel death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?

2. In 'Theogony', what does Medusa suffer from?

3. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?

4. What prophecy do Heaven and Earth tell Cronus about in 'Theogony'?

5. According to 'Theogony', who springs forth from Medusa's wounds?

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