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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Lions and tigers.
(c) Fish and sharks.
(d) Snakes and dragons.

2. What is the speaker of 'Theogony' supposed to celebrate?
(a) Earth.
(b) The Muses.
(c) The Gods.
(d) The Heavens.

3. How many heads does Geryones have?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. In 'Theogony', what does Medusa suffer from?
(a) Being mortal.
(b) Panic.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Being ugly.

5. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?
(a) Crato and Bia.
(b) Epithetheus and Prometheus.
(c) Earth-Shaker and Zeus.
(d) Iris, Harpies, Aello and Ocypetes.

6. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?
(a) Queens.
(b) Princes.
(c) Kings.
(d) Princesses.

7. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?
(a) Hugs him.
(b) Kisses him.
(c) Murders him.
(d) Overpowers him.

8. In 'Theogony', what does Atlas hold?
(a) An arrow.
(b) The oceans.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The globe.

9. Apollo and the Muses give a gift to humans in 'Theogony'? Why did they give this gift?
(a) To entertain them.
(b) To give them knowledge.
(c) To end sorrow.
(d) To make beauty.

10. What are the names of the Cyclopes?
(a) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.
(b) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.
(c) Brontes, Steroppes and Arges.
(d) Phoebe, Tethys and Cronos.

11. Who kills Chimaera?
(a) Permethus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Pegasus and Bellerophone.

12. What does Zeus send to Menoetius in 'Theogony', as a punishment for his pride?
(a) Apollo.
(b) A curse.
(c) A lightening bolt.
(d) Erebus.

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

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

15. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aretha.
(c) Hecate.
(d) The titans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?

2. How many heads does Chimaera have?

3. Who is the hound of Hades?

4. Who follows Aphrodite after her birth in 'Theogony'?

5. How does Hesiod explain in 'Theogony' that Aphrodite is formed?

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