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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 speaker of 'Theogony'?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Hesiod.
(c) Plato.
(d) Zeus.

2. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?
(a) Nerues.
(b) Nereus and Doris.
(c) Doris.
(d) Hercules.

3. What does Zeus send to Menoetius in 'Theogony', as a punishment for his pride?
(a) Erebus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) A lightening bolt.
(d) A curse.

4. Who gives birth to Toil, Forgetfulness and Famine.
(a) Love.
(b) Strife.
(c) Night.
(d) Day.

5. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?
(a) Animals.
(b) Gods.
(c) Muses.
(d) Humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?

2. Who rules over the sea?

3. Who slays Geryones?

4. Hesiod discusses the plow season in 'Works and Days'. During the plowing season when will a worker rise?

5. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?

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