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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?
(a) Nerues.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Doris.
(d) Nereus and Doris.

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

3. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A God.
(b) A mortal.
(c) A muse.
(d) A sea nymph.

4. What does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' that Prometheus steals from Zeus?
(a) Fire.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Lightning
(d) Water.

5. Where is Zeus born?
(a) Lyetus of Crete.
(b) In heaven.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) On top of a mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?

2. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?

3. Who is Zeus' first child?

4. Who kills Chimaera?

5. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

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