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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, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?
(a) Hades and heaven.
(b) Right and wrong.
(c) Gods and mortals.
(d) Left and right.

2. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?
(a) Zephyrus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Eros.
(d) Perseus.

3. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A slaughtered cow.
(b) A stone wrapped in blankets.
(c) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(d) A slaughtered pig.

4. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Monsters.

5. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Hera.
(d) Medusa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod writes about a fable in 'Works and Days'. What bird is Hesiod's fable about?

2. What, in 'Works and Days', is the fifth generation made of?

3. Who is the father of gods and men?

4. How old does 'Works and Days' say a hired man should be?

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

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