View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?
(a) Because man is bored.
(b) As the price for fire.
(c) Because Zeus is bored.
(d) As the price for water.

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

3. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?
(a) Hugs him.
(b) Murders him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Overpowers him.

4. Who rules over the sea?
(a) The mermaids.
(b) Triton.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Tricor.

5. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?
(a) Euarne.
(b) Zeus.
(c) The Muses.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

2. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?

3. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?

4. What did the Muses give the speaker in 'Theogony'?

5. Who eats Prometheus' liver?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 185 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample