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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Hera.

2. How many goods does Hesiod advise his brother to keep at home?
(a) None of them.
(b) Most of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half of them.

3. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 95.
(d) 29.

4. How close is the land of Badness?
(a) Far away.
(b) Close.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) A lifetime away.

5. Who eats Prometheus' liver?
(a) A bear.
(b) A tiger.
(c) Hercules.
(d) An eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hesiod advise his brother to do in 'Works and Days'?

2. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?

3. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

4. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?

5. How many heads does Geryones have?

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