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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?
(a) Because Zeus is bored.
(b) As the price for water.
(c) Because man is bored.
(d) As the price for fire.

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

3. What animal do Ceto and Phorcys give birth to?
(a) A lion.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dog.

4. In 'Theogony', where does Zeus' mother hide him?
(a) In a tree.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In a palace.

5. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?
(a) Gods.
(b) Animals.
(c) Humans.
(d) Muses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?

2. How does Hesiod explain in 'Theogony' that Aphrodite is formed?

3. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

4. In 'Theogony', what does Atlas hold?

5. Who eats Prometheus' liver?

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