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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?
(a) Doris.
(b) Nereus and Doris.
(c) Nerues.
(d) Hercules.

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

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

5. What is Athena's greatest gift?
(a) War.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Love.
(d) The arts.

6. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?
(a) Ponds.
(b) Lakes.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Pools.

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

8. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?
(a) As the price for fire.
(b) Because Zeus is bored.
(c) As the price for water.
(d) Because man is bored.

9. What does Zeus receive as a reward in 'Theogony' for murdering Cronus?
(a) Rain and hail.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tornados and hurricanes.
(d) Thunder and lightning.

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

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

12. In 'Theogony', where does Zeus' mother hide him?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) In a palace.
(d) In a tree.

13. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?
(a) Sea.
(b) Pool.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Lake.

14. What is the job of the Muses that 'Theogony' deems most important?
(a) Feed dew to heaven-chosen princes.
(b) Create poetry for the Greeks.
(c) Sing to Zeus.
(d) Feed Zeus grapes.

15. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?
(a) He kills his children
(b) He murders Zeus.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He swallows his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?

2. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?

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

4. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

5. Who is Hercules' mother?

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