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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in 'Works and Days', teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about deceit?
(a) Coach.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. In 'Works and Days', what is the third generation like?
(a) Strong and violent.
(b) Wise and gentle.
(c) Foolish and silly.
(d) Weak and sad.

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

4. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?
(a) It comes to life.
(b) It dies.
(c) It changes color.
(d) It reforms.

5. What reputation should men avoid according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) A good reputation.
(b) A bad reputation.
(c) A stingy reputation.
(d) A pious reputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hesoid's brother?

2. What will happen to those that judge straight according to 'Works and Days'?

3. What are the names of the Cyclopes?

4. What creature does Hera raise to plague the Nemeans?

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

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