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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Pools.
(d) Ponds.

3. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?
(a) The will die a cruel death.
(b) They will cry forever.
(c) They will live forever.
(d) They will live in a mixture of good and evil.

4. What do Chimaera's heads look like?
(a) Different humans.
(b) Different fish.
(c) Different Gods.
(d) Different beasts.

5. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(b) A slaughtered pig.
(c) A slaughtered cow.
(d) A stone wrapped in blankets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Heaven, Hills and Pontius?

2. What is the job of the Muses that 'Theogony' deems most important?

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

4. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?

5. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?

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