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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 does the speaker praise in the beginning of 'Theogony' ?
(a) Plato.
(b) His father.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

3. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?
(a) How fire was invented.
(b) Who invented the wheel.
(c) How the first gods and earth came to be.
(d) How the rain came.

4. Who is the speaker of 'Theogony'?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Franklin.

5. In 'Works and Days', what should the slaves do when Orion appears?
(a) Run.
(b) Cut the corn.
(c) Churn the butter.
(d) Winnow the grain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the Cyclopes?

2. Who is Hercules' mother?

3. What race of men does Cronos create in 'Works and Days'?

4. What does Zeus receive as a reward in 'Theogony' for murdering Cronus?

5. What trade does Hesiod offer to teach his brother in 'Works and Days'?

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