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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 slays Geryones?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

2. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?
(a) A large ship.
(b) A medium ship.
(c) 3 ships.
(d) A small ship.

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

4. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Actors.
(b) Writers.
(c) Painters.
(d) Singers.

5. Who gives birth to Toil, Forgetfulness and Famine.
(a) Love.
(b) Strife.
(c) Day.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', what is the third generation like?

2. Who, in 'Works and Days', should plow men pray to in order to obtain good crops?

3. According to 'Works and Days', who will punish those who are cruel?

4. Who does Hesiod say constructs Zeus' maiden for the mortals in 'Works and Days'?

5. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?

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