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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. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?
(a) They will live in a mixture of good and evil.
(b) The will die a cruel death.
(c) They will live forever.
(d) They will cry forever.

2. Which Goddess, according to 'Theogony', has privileges amongst the heavens, earth and sea?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Aretha.
(d) The titans.

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

4. Who do Thaumas and Electra give birth to?
(a) Iris, Harpies, Aello and Ocypetes.
(b) Earth-Shaker and Zeus.
(c) Epithetheus and Prometheus.
(d) Crato and Bia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Chimaera?

2. Where do the Muses live?

3. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?

4. Who does Prometheus steal for in 'Theogony'?

5. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In 'Theogony', which Muse does Hesiod deem the most important and why?

8. Name three of the offspring of Strife.

9. What prophecy does Cronos learn about his son in 'Theogony'? Describe the situation surrounding Zeus' birth.

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

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