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

2. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?
(a) To a banshee.
(b) To a bull.
(c) To a rock.
(d) To a ship.

3. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 14.
(d) 30.

4. What prophecy do Heaven and Earth tell Cronus about in 'Theogony'?
(a) That he will live forever.
(b) That he will be overthrown by his son.
(c) That he will rule the gods.
(d) That he will be overthrown by his daughter.

5. Who does Hesiod say constructs Zeus' maiden for the mortals in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hephaestru.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hercules' mother?

2. In 'Works and Days', when does Hesiod tell his brother he should chop wood?

3. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?

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

5. Who gives birth to Zeus' first child?

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