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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Titans creator?
(a) Eros.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Earth.

2. In 'Works and Days', what should the slaves do when Orion appears?
(a) Winnow the grain.
(b) Churn the butter.
(c) Cut the corn.
(d) Run.

3. What will happen to those that judge straight according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) They will sin.
(b) They will prosper.
(c) The will perish.
(d) The will go to Hades.

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

5. In 'Works and Days', what holiday follows winter?
(a) Easter.
(b) The Fourth of July.
(c) Solstice.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus receive as a reward in 'Theogony' for murdering Cronus?

2. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?

3. According to 'Works and Days', where does Zeus place the survivors of the fourth generation?

4. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?

5. According to 'Theogony', who is the most important Muse?

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