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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?
(a) He hides Earth.
(b) He shoots her.
(c) He sells a piece of her to Zeus.
(d) He cuts off her members.

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

3. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?
(a) They will be marked with a curse.
(b) They will die a cruel death.
(c) They will live forever.
(d) They will have no one to take care of them.

4. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?
(a) The Muses.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Night.
(d) Day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Aether and Day?

2. In 'Theogony', what does Medusa suffer from?

3. According to 'Theogony', who springs forth from Medusa's wounds?

4. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?

5. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?

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