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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 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?
(a) Those who sin.
(b) Those who take anothers wealth.
(c) Those who murder.
(d) Those who go to war.

2. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?
(a) Power.
(b) Gold.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

3. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?
(a) Her toes are cut off.
(b) She is drowned.
(c) Her head is cut off.
(d) She is shot.

4. How many heads does Chimaera have?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

5. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?
(a) A foolish man.
(b) A wise man.
(c) A young man.
(d) A king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?

2. Hesiod writes about a fable in 'Works and Days'. What bird is Hesiod's fable about?

3. Who should give people wealth according to Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days'?

4. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?

5. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

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