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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Hate.
(b) Lust.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Reason.

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

3. In 'Works and Days', what should the slaves do when Orion appears?
(a) Run.
(b) Churn the butter.
(c) Winnow the grain.
(d) Cut the corn.

4. How do the third generation, in 'Works and Days', become spirits?
(a) The Muses destroy them.
(b) They destroy each other.
(c) A comet hits the earth.
(d) The Gods destroy them.

5. What does the author not want the subject of 'Works and Days' to fall prey to?
(a) Envy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Greed.
(d) Strife.

6. What is the fourth generation like in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Noble.
(b) Brave.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Sinful.

7. What do the race of men created by Cronos enjoy in 'Works and Days'
(a) Women.
(b) All good things.
(c) All bad things.
(d) Wealth.

8. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. What does Hesiod say is the best type of man in his poem 'Works and Days'?
(a) One who considers himself.
(b) One who is poor.
(c) One who is charitable.
(d) One who is wealthy.

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

11. Who should give people wealth according to Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days'?
(a) No one.
(b) Buisness owners.
(c) The Gods.
(d) Banks.

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

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

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

15. Who does 'Works and Days' address?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Perses.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hesoid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?

2. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?

3. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?

4. When will the late plower compete with the early plower according to 'Works and Days'?

5. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?

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