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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the job of the Muses that 'Theogony' deems most important?
(a) Feed dew to heaven-chosen princes.
(b) Create poetry for the Greeks.
(c) Feed Zeus grapes.
(d) Sing to Zeus.

2. What does the speaker learn from the Muses in 'Theogony'?
(a) Acting.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Art.
(d) Song.

3. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He kills his children
(c) He swallows his children.
(d) He murders Zeus.

4. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Strife.
(c) Plato.
(d) Nereus.

5. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Earth.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many heads does Geryones have?

2. Who is Hecate the nurse of?

3. Who does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' lives in the house of Zeus?

4. Who is the speaker of 'Theogony'?

5. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?

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