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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) Apollo.
(b) Prometheus .
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Perses.

2. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?
(a) At the hands of Zeus.
(b) At sea.
(c) During an earthquake.
(d) At war.

3. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?
(a) Fire.
(b) Love.
(c) Evil.
(d) Good.

4. How close is the land of Badness?
(a) A lifetime away.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) Far away.
(d) Close.

5. What did the Muses give the speaker in 'Theogony'?
(a) A world as a stage.
(b) A swift paint brush.
(c) A fluent pen.
(d) A divine voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

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

3. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?

4. In 'Theogony', where does Zeus' mother hide him?

5. In 'Theogony', what does Atlas hold?

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