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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?

2. What are the names of the Cyclopes?

3. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?

4. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?

5. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hesiod write in 'Theogony' is responsible for putting singers on earth?

2. In 'Theogony', which Muse does Hesiod deem the most important and why?

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

4. In 'Theogony', which God is known as the Old Man? What do we know about his personality?

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

6. List three of the offspring that Earth and Heaven conceive?

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

8. Name three of the offspring of Night.

9. What does Hesiod ask the Muses to tell him about in 'Theogony'?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Zeus' role amongst the Gods. Why is Zeus the father of all Gods? Choose one time in Hesiod's poem that Zeus is mentioned. What role does Zeus play in that poem and why is that role important?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the ways women are described in Hesiod's work. How did the ancient Greeks view women? Site examples from the poems to enhance your argument.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between Gods and mortals in Greek mythology? Compare and contrast this relationship with another religion you are familiar with.

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