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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Titans receive their name?
(a) From Zeus.
(b) From their father.
(c) From the Earth.
(d) From a fearful deed they committed.

2. Who is Hecate the nurse of?
(a) The young.
(b) The sad.
(c) The sick.
(d) The old.

3. Who is the Titans creator?
(a) Earth.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Eros.
(d) Heaven.

4. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A God.
(b) A mortal.
(c) A muse.
(d) A sea nymph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

2. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

3. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?

4. In 'Theogony', what does Medusa suffer from?

5. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?

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