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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eats Prometheus' liver?
(a) A bear.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A tiger.
(d) Hercules.

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

3. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?
(a) How the first gods and earth came to be.
(b) How the rain came.
(c) How fire was invented.
(d) Who invented the wheel.

4. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Night.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Earth.

5. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?
(a) Food.
(b) Power.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Gold.

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

7. What animal do Ceto and Phorcys give birth to?
(a) A lion.
(b) A dog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A fish.

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

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

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

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

12. How many heads does Chimaera have?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 20.

13. One of Heaven's sons greatly injures her in 'Theogony.' What does the blood of Heaven form after the betrayal?
(a) Erinyes, Giants and Nymphs.
(b) Erinyes and Nymphs
(c) Night and Day.
(d) Zeus.

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

15. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Styx.
(d) Hecate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

3. Who is Zeus' first child?

4. In 'Theogony', which sons does Heaven hate?

5. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

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