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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?
(a) They will live forever.
(b) They will cry forever.
(c) They will live in a mixture of good and evil.
(d) The will die a cruel death.

2. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Night.
(c) Earth.
(d) Cronos.

4. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Two nights.
(b) Thirty nights.
(c) Twenty nights.
(d) Nine nights.

5. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?
(a) During an earthquake.
(b) At war.
(c) At the hands of Zeus.
(d) At sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?

2. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

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

4. Who is Hecate the nurse of?

5. What will happen to those that judge straight according to 'Works and Days'?

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