Theogony and Works and Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Theogony and Works and Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A sea nymph.
(b) A God.
(c) A muse.
(d) A mortal.

2. How did the Titans receive their name?
(a) From Zeus.
(b) From their father.
(c) From the Earth.
(d) From a fearful deed they committed.

3. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who kills Chimaera?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Pegasus and Bellerophone.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Permethus.

14. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Painters.
(b) Actors.
(c) Singers.
(d) Writers.

15. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?
(a) Gyes.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Cuttus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker learn from the Muses in 'Theogony'?

2. Who is the hound of Hades?

3. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

4. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?

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

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