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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Earth mad at Heaven in 'Theogony'?
(a) She disobeyed him.
(b) She betrayed him.
(c) She has an affair.
(d) She hid his sons.

2. What happens to the silver generation when Zeus puts them away?
(a) They become the blessed spirits of the underworld.
(b) They become guardians of mortals.
(c) They become guardians of Gods.
(d) They go to Hades.

3. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 24.

4. What does Hesiod say is the best type of man in his poem 'Works and Days'?
(a) One who is wealthy.
(b) One who considers himself.
(c) One who is poor.
(d) One who is charitable.

5. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?
(a) He murders Zeus.
(b) He does nothing.
(c) He swallows his children.
(d) He kills his children

Short Answer Questions

1. How many muses are there?

2. Who gives birth to Zeus' first child?

3. Who is Zeus' first child?

4. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?

5. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?

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