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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

2. In what season does 'Work and Days' suggest a wagon be built?
(a) The high season
(b) The rainy season.
(c) The low season.
(d) The dry season.

3. Who reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?
(a) Justice.
(b) Honor.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hades.

4. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?
(a) Never.
(b) At old age.
(c) At a young age.
(d) A father should never have a second son.

5. What reputation should men avoid according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) A bad reputation.
(b) A good reputation.
(c) A stingy reputation.
(d) A pious reputation.

6. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

7. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?
(a) Pray.
(b) Murder.
(c) Steal.
(d) Work.

8. What, according to 'Works and Days', are the men in the silver generation like?
(a) Wise.
(b) Silly.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Brave.

9. What does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should wear in the winter?
(a) A pair of sandals.
(b) Long johns.
(c) A thick coat.
(d) A wool hat.

10. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?
(a) They will not fight.
(b) They are just born.
(c) The will die soon.
(d) They are easily trained.

11. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust?
(a) Women.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Gods.

12. In 'Works and Days', when does Hesiod tell his brother he should chop wood?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

13. In 'Works and Days', who does Hermes deliver the maiden Zeus constructs to?
(a) Epimetheus.
(b) Ero.
(c) Troy.
(d) Prometheus.

14. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod accuse his brother of?
(a) Greed.
(b) Stealing his inheritance.
(c) Murder.
(d) Infidelity.

15. What animal marks the time for plowing?
(a) The crane.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The pig.
(d) The rooster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trade does Hesiod offer to teach his brother in 'Works and Days'?

2. According to 'Works and Days', where does Zeus place the survivors of the fourth generation?

3. In 'Works and Days', what does plowing too late in the season result in?

4. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?

5. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?

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