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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. What prophecy do Heaven and Earth tell Cronus about in 'Theogony'?
(a) That he will rule the gods.
(b) That he will be overthrown by his daughter.
(c) That he will be overthrown by his son.
(d) That he will live forever.

2. Who gives birth to Toil, Forgetfulness and Famine.
(a) Love.
(b) Night.
(c) Strife.
(d) Day.

3. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Actors.
(b) Singers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Painters.

4. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?
(a) It dies.
(b) It changes color.
(c) It comes to life.
(d) It reforms.

5. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?
(a) Nerues.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Doris.
(d) Nereus and Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?

2. Who slays Geryones?

3. How did the Titans receive their name?

4. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?

5. Who rules over the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle of the Titans.

2. In 'Theogony', how is it that Ocean's daughter Styx comes to live in the house of Zeus?

3. Why does Zeus punish Prometheus in 'Theogony' and what is the punishment?

4. Who does Hesiod claim gave him his voice in 'Theogony'?

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

6. Which children does Heaven hate in 'Theogony'? Where does she hide those children?

7. Who does Hesiod tell the Muses to sing about at the end of 'Theogony'?

8. Describe Medusa and her death according to 'Theogony'.

9. Why are singers delivered to earth in 'Theogony'? What do the singers sing about?

10. Which God is responsible for holding up the heavens?

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