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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 is Athena's greatest gift?
(a) War.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) The arts.
(d) Love.

2. What animal do Ceto and Phorcys give birth to?
(a) A lion.
(b) A fish.
(c) A dog.
(d) A snake.

3. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Pool.
(c) Lake.
(d) Sea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?

2. In 'Theogony', what does Medusa suffer from?

3. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?

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

5. Where is Zeus born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gives birth to the Titans in 'Theogony' and why are they given that name?

2. What does Zeus create to punish the mortals in 'Theogony' since they accepted Prometheus' gift?

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

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

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

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

7. Name three of the offspring of Strife.

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

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

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

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