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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Hesiod say teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about finery in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Hera.
(b) Venus.
(c) Hephaestru.
(d) Athena.

3. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(b) A slaughtered pig.
(c) A slaughtered cow.
(d) A stone wrapped in blankets.

4. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?
(a) The will die soon.
(b) They are easily trained.
(c) They are just born.
(d) They will not fight.

5. Who is Hecate the nurse of?
(a) The sad.
(b) The old.
(c) The sick.
(d) The young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Aether and Day?

2. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?

3. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?

4. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?

5. Who kills Chimaera?

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