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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', what holiday follows winter?
(a) Solstice.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Easter.

2. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A mortal.
(b) A God.
(c) A muse.
(d) A sea nymph.

3. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Women.

4. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Styx.
(d) Zeus.

5. Who rules over the sea?
(a) Triton.
(b) Tricor.
(c) Zeus.
(d) The mermaids.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?

2. How do the third generation, in 'Works and Days', become spirits?

3. What do the race of men created by Cronos enjoy in 'Works and Days'

4. Who gives birth to Heaven, Hills and Pontius?

5. What is Hesiod's parting advice in 'Works and Days'?

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