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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 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A stone wrapped in blankets.
(b) A slaughtered cow.
(c) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(d) A slaughtered pig.

2. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?
(a) The Muses.
(b) Euarne.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hercules.

3. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?
(a) Gyes.
(b) Cronus.
(c) Cuttus.
(d) Heracles.

4. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
(a) The meek shall inherit the earth.
(b) Fight till the finish.
(c) Sinners will be punished.
(d) Don't try and withstand the stronger being.

5. Who finds the object in 'Works and Days' that Zeus hides from mortals?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Perses.
(d) Prometheus .

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?

2. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?

3. How does Hesiod explain in 'Theogony' that Aphrodite is formed?

4. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

5. What do the race of men created by Cronos enjoy in 'Works and Days'

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