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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hesiod discusses the plow season in 'Works and Days'. During the plowing season when will a worker rise?
(a) He will never sleep.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At night.
(d) In the afternoon.

2. In 'Works and Days', what is the name of the maiden Zeus prepares for the mortals?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Athena.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Narcissus.

3. Who eventually give Zeus thunder?
(a) The Cyclopes.
(b) Earth.
(c) Cronos.
(d) Hera.

4. Who gives birth to Zeus' first child?
(a) Metis.
(b) Hera.
(c) Jane.
(d) Zeus.

5. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Gods.
(c) Demi-gods.
(d) Mortals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who should give people wealth according to Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days'?

3. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

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

5. Who, in 'Works and Days', should plow men pray to in order to obtain good crops?

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