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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust?
(a) Friends.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Gods.
(d) Women.

2. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?
(a) Life.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Shelter.

3. Where do the Muses live?
(a) Mt. Fuigi.
(b) On the River Styx.
(c) Mt. Olympus.
(d) Parthenon.

4. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A swallow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A peacock.

5. What does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' that Prometheus steals from Zeus?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Lightning

Short Answer Questions

1. According to 'Theogony', who springs forth from Medusa's wounds?

2. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?

3. Who reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?

4. In 'Works and Days', who teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about grace and beauty?

5. Who gives birth to Heaven, Hills and Pontius?

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