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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his head away from?
(a) Other's property.
(b) Sin.
(c) Murder.
(d) His neighbor's wife.

2. According to 'Works and Days', who will punish those who are cruel?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Hera.

3. How many people, in 'Works and Days', can Zeus provide wealth to?
(a) 24.
(b) A great number.
(c) Very few.
(d) 1002.

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

5. How many goods does Hesiod advise his brother to keep at home?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Most of them.
(d) Half of them.

6. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?
(a) A medium ship.
(b) A small ship.
(c) 3 ships.
(d) A large ship.

7. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Sinners.
(b) Workers.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Holy men.

8. Who is Justice?
(a) Zeus's daughter.
(b) A Muse.
(c) Athena's daughter.
(d) A mortal.

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

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

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

12. Who is Hesoid's brother?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Perses.

13. Who do the men in the silver generation refuse to serve?
(a) Kings.
(b) Queens.
(c) Muses.
(d) Gods.

14. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?
(a) Princesses.
(b) The reader.
(c) The Gods.
(d) Princes.

15. Why should a man be hired at a certain age according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) He will be young.
(b) He will be old.
(c) He will be married.
(d) He will not be distracted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hesiod's parting advice in 'Works and Days'?

3. In 'Works and Days', who teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about grace and beauty?

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

5. What does Hesiod say is the best type of man in his poem 'Works and Days'?

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