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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
(a) The meek shall inherit the earth.
(b) Don't try and withstand the stronger being.
(c) Fight till the finish.
(d) Sinners will be punished.

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

3. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A slaughtered cow.
(b) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(c) A slaughtered pig.
(d) A stone wrapped in blankets.

4. What is the fourth generation like in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Brave.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Noble.

5. How do the third generation, in 'Works and Days', become spirits?
(a) They destroy each other.
(b) The Muses destroy them.
(c) The Gods destroy them.
(d) A comet hits the earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hesiod say teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about finery in 'Works and Days'?

2. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?

3. In 'Theogony', who kills Hydra?

4. In 'Works and Days', what does the author ask the Muses of Pieria for?

5. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?

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