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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?
(a) Earth-Shaker and Zeus.
(b) Crato and Bia.
(c) Iris, Harpies, Aello and Ocypetes.
(d) Epithetheus and Prometheus.

4. What does Zeus receive as a reward in 'Theogony' for murdering Cronus?
(a) Rain and hail.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tornados and hurricanes.
(d) Thunder and lightning.

5. What creature does Hera raise to plague the Nemeans?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A bear.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?

2. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?

4. Who is the hound of Hades?

5. Where do the Muses live?

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