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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When will the late plower compete with the early plower according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) When Zeus sends rain.
(b) When the rooster crows.
(c) When Apollo sends rain.
(d) When the seal barks.

2. What race of men does Cronos create in 'Works and Days'?
(a) A bronze race.
(b) A metal race.
(c) A golden race.
(d) A silver race.

3. Where do the Muses live?
(a) Parthenon.
(b) Mt. Olympus.
(c) On the River Styx.
(d) Mt. Fuigi.

4. What prophecy do Heaven and Earth tell Cronus about in 'Theogony'?
(a) That he will be overthrown by his daughter.
(b) That he will rule the gods.
(c) That he will live forever.
(d) That he will be overthrown by his son.

5. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?
(a) A medium ship.
(b) A small ship.
(c) 3 ships.
(d) A large ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth generation like in 'Works and Days'?

2. What does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' that Prometheus steals from Zeus?

3. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?

4. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

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

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