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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', who teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about grace and beauty?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Hera.

2. What, according to 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say provides food and is not a disgrace?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Work.
(c) Praying.
(d) Farming.

3. What does a good servant do during plow time according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) Feed the farmer.
(b) Hide seeds.
(c) Cut crops.
(d) Water plants.

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

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

6. How close is the land of goodness?
(a) Close.
(b) A lifetime away.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) Far away.

7. How many sources does the speaker in 'Works and Days' say men and mortals spring from?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

8. Who, in 'Works and Days', teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about deceit?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Coach.

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

10. What happens to the spirits of the men Cronos creates?
(a) They go to Hades.
(b) They become guardians of the Gods.
(c) They become the guardians of mortal men.
(d) They become guardians of the Muses.

11. In 'Works and Days', what does the author ask the Muses of Pieria for?
(a) Words.
(b) Song.
(c) Paint.
(d) Actions.

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

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

14. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?
(a) A wise man.
(b) A king.
(c) A young man.
(d) A foolish man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?

2. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?

3. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?

4. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?

5. How old does 'Works and Days' say a hired man should be?

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