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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Apollo and the Muses give a gift to humans in 'Theogony'? Why did they give this gift?
(a) To end sorrow.
(b) To entertain them.
(c) To make beauty.
(d) To give them knowledge.

2. Who does the speaker praise in the beginning of 'Theogony' ?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Plato.
(c) His father.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

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

5. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?
(a) Doris.
(b) Nerues.
(c) Nereus and Doris.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of 'Theogony'?

2. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?

3. Who follows Aphrodite after her birth in 'Theogony'?

4. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?

5. Who is the father of gods and men?

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