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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Foreigner.
(b) Styx.
(c) Pool.
(d) Kindle.

2. Who is the father of gods and men?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Crius.
(c) Hera.
(d) Lapetus

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

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

5. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Two nights.
(b) Thirty nights.
(c) Nine nights.
(d) Twenty nights.

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

7. Who does Hesiod claim in 'Theogony' lives in the house of Zeus?
(a) Styx's children.
(b) Lake's children.
(c) Ocean's children.
(d) Kindle's children.

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

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

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

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

12. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?
(a) He slips him some wine.
(b) He tries to overthrow him.
(c) He unevenly distributes food.
(d) He wears sheep's clothing.

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

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

15. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Strife.
(c) Plato.
(d) Nereus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?

2. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

3. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?

4. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?

5. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?

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