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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who lives in a cave under a rock in 'Theogony'?
(a) Echidna.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Apollo.

3. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?
(a) Hera.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Medusa.

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

5. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Night.
(c) Day.
(d) The Muses.

6. Who slays Geryones?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

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

8. Who gives birth to Zeus' first child?
(a) Hera.
(b) Jane.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Metis.

9. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?
(a) She is drowned.
(b) Her head is cut off.
(c) She is shot.
(d) Her toes are cut off.

10. Who gives birth to Heaven, Hills and Pontius?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Night.
(c) Moon.
(d) Earth.

11. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?
(a) Night.
(b) Eros.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Earth.

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

13. How does Hesiod explain in 'Theogony' that Aphrodite is formed?
(a) From diamonds.
(b) From sea foam.
(c) From falling stars.
(d) From clay.

14. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?
(a) He hides Earth.
(b) He sells a piece of her to Zeus.
(c) He cuts off her members.
(d) He shoots her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker praise in the beginning of 'Theogony' ?

2. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?

3. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?

4. How many heads does Chimaera have?

5. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?

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