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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. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What does Hesiod advise his brother to do in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Sin.
(b) Work.
(c) Play.
(d) Pray.

3. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

4. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Holy men.
(b) Sinners.
(c) Workers.
(d) Royalty.

5. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?
(a) Their feet.
(b) Their arms.
(c) Their hands.
(d) Their face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?

2. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?

3. What reputation should men avoid according to 'Works and Days'?

4. Who does Justice tell Zeus about?

5. What, according to 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say provides food and is not a disgrace?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days' he writes a fable. What is Hesiod's fable for princes?

2. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.

3. Describe the golden generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.

4. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod accuse his brother of doing?

5. What does Hesiod tell his brother in 'Works and Days', the Gods detest?

6. When will the Gods ignore a mortals prayers according to 'Works and Days'?

7. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?

8. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

9. In 'Works and Days', what should happen when Orion appears?

10. In 'Works and Days', what are the two types of strife according to Hesiod?

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