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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 is the hound of Hades?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) Meradus.
(c) Cerberus.
(d) Icarus.

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

3. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?
(a) 14.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

4. What will happen to those that judge straight according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) The will go to Hades.
(b) The will perish.
(c) They will sin.
(d) They will prosper.

5. In 'Works and Days', who does Hermes deliver the maiden Zeus constructs to?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Troy.
(c) Ero.
(d) Epimetheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

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

3. Who eats Prometheus' liver?

4. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod accuse his brother of?

5. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?

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