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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Night.
(c) Star.
(d) Zeus.

2. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Twenty nights.
(b) Two nights.
(c) Thirty nights.
(d) Nine nights.

3. 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) As the price for water.
(d) Because Zeus is bored.

4. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Zephyrus.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Eros.

5. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?
(a) Somewhere on Earth.
(b) Somewhere in Heaven.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Hades.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?

2. Who gives birth to Heaven, Hills and Pontius?

3. How did the Titans receive their name?

4. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?

5. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?

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