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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 Hesiod advise his brother to do in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Work.
(b) Pray.
(c) Play.
(d) Sin.

2. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?
(a) Princes.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The reader.
(d) Princesses.

3. In 'Works and Days', what does plowing too late in the season result in?
(a) A bankrupt farm.
(b) A draught.
(c) No money.
(d) A small yield.

4. Who gives birth to Toil, Forgetfulness and Famine.
(a) Night.
(b) Strife.
(c) Day.
(d) Love.

5. In 'Theogony', which sons does Heaven hate?
(a) Zeus and Apollo.
(b) Cottus, Briareos and Gyes.
(c) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.
(d) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?

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

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

4. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?

5. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?

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