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

2. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Night.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Eros.

3. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Star.
(c) Night.
(d) Cronos.

4. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?
(a) Animals.
(b) Gods.
(c) Humans.
(d) Muses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?

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

3. What does Hesiod say is the best type of man in his poem 'Works and Days'?

4. How many heads does Geryones have?

5. Where do the Muses live?

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