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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who follows Aphrodite after her birth in 'Theogony'?
(a) Eros and Desire.
(b) Zeus and Hera.
(c) Eros and Jealousy.
(d) Apollo.

2. What does the speaker learn from the Muses in 'Theogony'?
(a) Art.
(b) Song.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Acting.

3. Who is the speaker of 'Theogony'?
(a) Plato.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hesiod.

4. What happens in 'Theogony' when Zeus murders Cronus?
(a) Cronus vomits up his children.
(b) Cronus dies.
(c) Zeus does not murder Cronus.
(d) Cronus lives forever.

5. What creature does Hera raise to plague the Nemeans?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A turtle.

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

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

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

9. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?
(a) They will live forever.
(b) They will cry forever.
(c) They will live in a mixture of good and evil.
(d) The will die a cruel death.

10. Why is Earth mad at Heaven in 'Theogony'?
(a) She disobeyed him.
(b) She betrayed him.
(c) She hid his sons.
(d) She has an affair.

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

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

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

14. In 'Theogony', who kills Hydra?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Midas.
(d) Hercules.

15. According to 'Theogony', who is the most important Muse?
(a) Hera.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Calliope.
(d) Gyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Titans creator?

2. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?

3. One of Heaven's sons greatly injures her in 'Theogony.' What does the blood of Heaven form after the betrayal?

4. In 'Theogony', what does Atlas hold?

5. How many heads does Geryones have?

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