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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature does Hera raise to plague the Nemeans?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A lion.
(c) A bear.
(d) A turtle.

2. What does a good servant do during plow time according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) Hide seeds.
(b) Water plants.
(c) Cut crops.
(d) Feed the farmer.

3. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A nightingale.

4. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?
(a) Gods.
(b) Animals.
(c) Muses.
(d) Humans.

5. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Children.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', which sons does Heaven hate?

2. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod accuse his brother of?

3. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?

4. In 'Works and Days', what makes both Gods and men angry?

5. In 'Theogony', why do the Gods choose Zeus to rule them?

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