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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to 'Theogony', who is the most important Muse?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Calliope.
(d) Gyes.

2. Who should give people wealth according to Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days'?
(a) No one.
(b) The Gods.
(c) Buisness owners.
(d) Banks.

3. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?
(a) Murder.
(b) Pray.
(c) Work.
(d) Steal.

4. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?
(a) Star.
(b) Cronos.
(c) Night.
(d) Zeus.

5. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Hate.
(c) Lust.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature does Hera raise to plague the Nemeans?

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

3. Who does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should sacrifice to?

4. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?

5. Who is the father of gods and men?

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