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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives birth to Aether and Day?
(a) Chaos and Night.
(b) Earth and Eros.
(c) Erebus and Night.
(d) Zeus and Hera.

2. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A muse.
(b) A God.
(c) A mortal.
(d) A sea nymph.

3. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?
(a) Hades.
(b) Somewhere on Earth.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Somewhere in Heaven.

4. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Men.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

5. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Nereus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Strife.

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

7. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?
(a) They will be marked with a curse.
(b) They will have no one to take care of them.
(c) They will live forever.
(d) They will die a cruel death.

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

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

10. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?
(a) Cuttus.
(b) Cronus.
(c) Gyes.
(d) Heracles.

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

12. Who guards the Titans after they are defeated in 'Theogony'?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Hades.

13. What did the Muses give the speaker in 'Theogony'?
(a) A world as a stage.
(b) A divine voice.
(c) A swift paint brush.
(d) A fluent pen.

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

15. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Cronus.
(b) Eros.
(c) Night.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many heads does Chimaera have?

2. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?

3. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

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

5. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?

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