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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 writes about a fable in 'Works and Days'. What bird is Hesiod's fable about?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) A canary.
(d) An eagle.

2. Who slays Geryones?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?
(a) The Gods.
(b) Princes.
(c) The reader.
(d) Princesses.

4. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?
(a) How fire was invented.
(b) How the first gods and earth came to be.
(c) How the rain came.
(d) Who invented the wheel.

5. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?
(a) She is shot.
(b) Her head is cut off.
(c) Her toes are cut off.
(d) She is drowned.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many people, in 'Works and Days', can Zeus provide wealth to?

4. How close is the land of Badness?

5. What does Pandora release amongst the mortals when she lifts the lid off her jar?

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