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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?
(a) They will live forever.
(b) They will have no one to take care of them.
(c) They will be marked with a curse.
(d) They will die a cruel death.

2. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
(a) The meek shall inherit the earth.
(b) Don't try and withstand the stronger being.
(c) Sinners will be punished.
(d) Fight till the finish.

3. What does Pandora release amongst the mortals when she lifts the lid off her jar?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Fear.
(c) Plagues.
(d) Joy.

4. How close is the land of Badness?
(a) A lifetime away.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) Far away.
(d) Close.

5. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Styx.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid in the winter?

2. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

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

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

5. How close is the land of goodness?

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