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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Earth.
(c) Eros.
(d) Night.

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

3. Who is Zeus' first child?
(a) Hera.
(b) Metis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

4. Who follows Aphrodite after her birth in 'Theogony'?
(a) Eros and Desire.
(b) Zeus and Hera.
(c) Eros and Jealousy.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?

2. According to 'Works and Days', where does Zeus place the survivors of the fourth generation?

3. Why should a man be hired at a certain age according to 'Works and Days'?

4. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?

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

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