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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?
(a) A medium ship.
(b) 3 ships.
(c) A large ship.
(d) A small ship.

2. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?
(a) He slips him some wine.
(b) He tries to overthrow him.
(c) He unevenly distributes food.
(d) He wears sheep's clothing.

3. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Painters.
(b) Singers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Writers.

4. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?
(a) Earth.
(b) Hades.
(c) The heavens.
(d) Mount Olympus.

5. What are the names of the Cyclopes?
(a) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.
(b) Phoebe, Tethys and Cronos.
(c) Brontes, Steroppes and Arges.
(d) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?

2. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?

3. What animal do Ceto and Phorcys give birth to?

4. In 'Works and Days', what makes both Gods and men angry?

5. What animal marks the time for plowing?

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