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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 Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?
(a) Day.
(b) The Muses.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Night.

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

3. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?
(a) He unevenly distributes food.
(b) He tries to overthrow him.
(c) He wears sheep's clothing.
(d) He slips him some wine.

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

5. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Aretha.
(d) The titans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?

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

3. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?

4. How many heads does Chimaera have?

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

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