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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Muses live?
(a) Mt. Fuigi.
(b) Mt. Olympus.
(c) On the River Styx.
(d) Parthenon.

2. Who lives in a cave under a rock in 'Theogony'?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Echidna.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Apollo.

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

4. What is the speaker of 'Theogony' supposed to celebrate?
(a) The Gods.
(b) The Muses.
(c) The Heavens.
(d) Earth.

5. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Night.
(b) Eros.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?

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

3. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?

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

5. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?

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