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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 lives in a cave under a rock in 'Theogony'?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Echidna.

2. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?
(a) Never.
(b) At old age.
(c) At a young age.
(d) A father should never have a second son.

3. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Eros.
(b) Night.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Cronus.

4. Who is Hesoid's brother?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Perses.
(d) Zeus.

5. What animal marks the time for plowing?
(a) The rooster.
(b) The crane.
(c) The pig.
(d) The sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Justice?

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

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?

4. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

5. In 'Works and Days', who teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about grace and beauty?

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