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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Muses live?
(a) Parthenon.
(b) Mt. Fuigi.
(c) Mt. Olympus.
(d) On the River Styx.

2. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Earth.
(c) Night.
(d) Cronos.

3. Who gives birth to Aether and Day?
(a) Chaos and Night.
(b) Zeus and Hera.
(c) Erebus and Night.
(d) Earth and Eros.

4. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Styx.
(d) Hecate.

5. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?
(a) Children.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

2. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?

3. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

4. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?

5. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hesiod write in 'Theogony' is responsible for putting singers on earth?

2. Name three of the offspring of Nereus and Doris.

3. In Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Aphrodite come into being?

4. Name three of the offspring of Strife.

5. What does Hesiod ask the Muses to tell him about in 'Theogony'?

6. Which are Zeus' favorite son and daughter? What are their strengths?

7. Name three of the offspring of Thaumas and Electra.

8. List three of the offspring that Earth and Heaven conceive?

9. What revenge does Earth take upon Heaven in 'Theogony'? What happens as a result of this revenge?

10. Describe the battle of the Titans.

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