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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. Who guards the Titans after they are defeated in 'Theogony'?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

2. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) The Muses.
(d) Euarne.

3. Which son, according to 'Theogony', decides to betray Heaven and help Earth recover his sons?
(a) Eros.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Night.

4. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A sea nymph.
(b) A mortal.
(c) A muse.
(d) A God.

5. What does the speaker learn from the Muses in 'Theogony'?
(a) Song.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Art.
(d) Acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?

2. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?

3. In 'Theogony', what story does the speaker ask the Muses to tell him first?

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

5. According to 'Theogony', who is the most important Muse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who, according to 'Theogony', is the first entity to come into the world?

4. In 'Theogony', which God is known as the Old Man? What do we know about his personality?

5. Who assists Earth in 'Theogony', in seeking out revenge against Heaven?

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

7. In 'Theogony', who delivers princes to the mortals?

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

9. Describe the battle of the Titans.

10. Name three of the offspring of Night.

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