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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', what makes both Gods and men angry?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Sin.
(c) War.
(d) Idleness.

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

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

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

5. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?
(a) At the hands of Zeus.
(b) At sea.
(c) At war.
(d) During an earthquake.

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

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

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

9. What trade does Hesiod offer to teach his brother in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Sculpting
(c) Pottery.
(d) Trading.

10. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 29.
(d) 95.

11. 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.

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

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

14. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod say his brother should build in the summer?
(a) Barns.
(b) Stairs.
(c) Temples.
(d) Houses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?

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

4. What, according to 'Works and Days', are the men in the silver generation like?

5. Hesiod discusses the plow season in 'Works and Days'. During the plowing season when will a worker rise?

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