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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the object in 'Works and Days' that Zeus hides from mortals?
(a) Prometheus .
(b) Hesiod.
(c) Perses.
(d) Apollo.

2. In 'Works and Days', what does plowing too late in the season result in?
(a) A small yield.
(b) A bankrupt farm.
(c) No money.
(d) A draught.

3. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?
(a) The will die soon.
(b) They will not fight.
(c) They are easily trained.
(d) They are just born.

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

5. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his head away from?
(a) Murder.
(b) Sin.
(c) His neighbor's wife.
(d) Other's property.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', what holiday follows winter?

2. What do the race of men created by Cronos enjoy in 'Works and Days'

3. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

4. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?

5. Why should a man be hired at a certain age according to 'Works and Days'?

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