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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many muses are there?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 50.

2. Who eats Prometheus' liver?
(a) A tiger.
(b) Hercules.
(c) A bear.
(d) An eagle.

3. In 'Theogony', who kills Hydra?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Midas.

4. How many heads does Chimaera have?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

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

3. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

4. Who is the Titans creator?

5. What does Zeus send to Menoetius in 'Theogony', as a punishment for his pride?

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