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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Zeus' first child?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hera.
(c) Metis.
(d) Athena.

3. Who is the Titans creator?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Earth.
(d) Eros.

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

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

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

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

8. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?
(a) Iris, Harpies, Aello and Ocypetes.
(b) Crato and Bia.
(c) Earth-Shaker and Zeus.
(d) Epithetheus and Prometheus.

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

10. Who is the hound of Hades?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Meradus.
(c) Cerberus.
(d) The Minotaur.

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

12. 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 swallows his children.
(d) He does nothing.

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

14. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?
(a) It comes to life.
(b) It dies.
(c) It reforms.
(d) It changes color.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?

2. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?

3. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?

4. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?

5. Who slays Geryones?

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