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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 finds the object in 'Works and Days' that Zeus hides from mortals?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Perses.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Prometheus .
2. What does the author not want the subject of 'Works and Days' to fall prey to?
(a) Hate.
(b) Envy.
(c) Strife.
(d) Greed.
3. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Water.
(c) Life.
(d) Fire.
4. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?
(a) Demi-gods.
(b) Mermaids.
(c) Gods.
(d) Mortals.
5. How old does 'Works and Days' say a hired man should be?
(a) 20.
(b) 90.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod say his brother should build in the summer?
2. What will happen to those that judge straight according to 'Works and Days'?
3. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
4. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
5. Who does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should sacrifice to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?
2. Hesiod writes about the different generations in 'Works and Days'. Describe the third generation.
3. Who should farmers pray to in order to increase their grain supply?
4. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?
5. At what time of year, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid being outside? When is it alright to be outside?
6. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?
7. What, according to 'Works and Days', should be avoided during the harvest time?
8. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?
9. What happens when Pandora opens her box?
10. Describe the fifth generation in 'Works and Days'.
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