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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 Titans creator?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Eros.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Earth.

2. What, in 'Works and Days', is the fifth generation made of?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Iron.
(d) Silver.

3. In 'Works and Days', what does the author ask the Muses of Pieria for?
(a) Song.
(b) Actions.
(c) Paint.
(d) Words.

4. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?
(a) Ponds.
(b) Pools.
(c) Lakes.
(d) Rivers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a good servant do during plow time according to 'Works and Days'?

2. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?

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

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

5. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod say his brother should build in the summer?

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