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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does 'Works and Days' say a hired man should be?
(a) 20.
(b) 90.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

2. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A peacock.
(c) A swallow.
(d) A horse.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?
(a) Left and right.
(b) Gods and mortals.
(c) Right and wrong.
(d) Hades and heaven.

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

10. What does a little plus a little equal according to Hesiod in 'Works and Days'?
(a) A little.
(b) Much more.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Less than before.

11. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', what does Zeus make man better than?
(a) The heavens.
(b) Gods.
(c) The Mountains.
(d) Beasts.

12. What is Hesiod's parting advice in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Follow the golden rule.
(b) Look for the Muses.
(c) Practice what you preach.
(d) Avoid offending the gods.

13. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Mortals.
(c) Demi-gods.
(d) Gods.

14. According to 'Works and Days', where does Zeus place the survivors of the fourth generation?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a house in the ocean.
(c) An abode at the ends of the earth.
(d) In Mount Olympus.

15. Who, in 'Works and Days', should plow men pray to in order to obtain good crops?
(a) Adonis and Zeus.
(b) Apollo and Athena.
(c) Zeus and Demeter.
(d) Athena and Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid in the winter?

2. What reputation should men avoid according to 'Works and Days'?

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?

4. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?

5. What does the author not want the subject of 'Works and Days' to fall prey to?

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