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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?
(a) To a bull.
(b) To a ship.
(c) To a banshee.
(d) To a rock.

2. Who is the hound of Hades?
(a) Icarus.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) Cerberus.
(d) Meradus.

3. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Two nights.
(b) Nine nights.
(c) Twenty nights.
(d) Thirty nights.

4. What are the names of the Cyclopes?
(a) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.
(b) Brontes, Steroppes and Arges.
(c) Phoebe, Tethys and Cronos.
(d) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.

5. Who is Zeus' first child?
(a) Hera.
(b) Metis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?

2. How many heads does Chimaera have?

3. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?

4. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?

5. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?

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