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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?
(a) Night.
(b) Day.
(c) Zeus.
(d) The Muses.

2. Who does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' lives in the house of Zeus?
(a) Kindle's children.
(b) Styx's children.
(c) Ocean's children.
(d) Lake's children.

3. How many heads does Chimaera have?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 20.

4. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?
(a) Night.
(b) Earth.
(c) Eros.
(d) Chaos.

5. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Thirty nights.
(b) Twenty nights.
(c) Two nights.
(d) Nine nights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?

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

4. What prophecy do Heaven and Earth tell Cronus about in 'Theogony'?

5. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?

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