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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Earth.
(c) Night.
(d) Eros.

2. Who eventually give Zeus thunder?
(a) Hera.
(b) Earth.
(c) The Cyclopes.
(d) Cronos.

3. Who lives in a cave under a rock in 'Theogony'?
(a) Echidna.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Achilles.

4. What is the speaker of 'Theogony' supposed to celebrate?
(a) Earth.
(b) The Muses.
(c) The Heavens.
(d) The Gods.

5. What does the speaker learn from the Muses in 'Theogony'?
(a) Song.
(b) Art.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', who kills Hydra?

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

3. Apollo and the Muses give a gift to humans in 'Theogony'? Why did they give this gift?

4. What is the job of the Muses that 'Theogony' deems most important?

5. Who does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' lives in the house of Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zeus punish Prometheus in 'Theogony' and what is the punishment?

2. What does Zeus create to punish the mortals in 'Theogony' since they accepted Prometheus' gift?

3. Who gives birth to Cronos? Describe Cronos' personality.

4. In 'Theogony', how is it that Ocean's daughter Styx comes to live in the house of Zeus?

5. In Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Aphrodite come into being?

6. In 'Theogony', who delivers princes to the mortals?

7. Which are Zeus' favorite son and daughter? What are their strengths?

8. Which children does Heaven hate in 'Theogony'? Where does she hide those children?

9. Name three of the offspring of Nereus and Doris.

10. Whose conception does Hesiod describe at the start of 'Theogony'? What are the details of this conception?

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