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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 animal marks the time for plowing?
(a) The pig.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The rooster.
(d) The crane.
2. When will the late plower compete with the early plower according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) When the rooster crows.
(b) When Zeus sends rain.
(c) When the seal barks.
(d) When Apollo sends rain.
3. Who do the men in the silver generation refuse to serve?
(a) Kings.
(b) Queens.
(c) Muses.
(d) Gods.
4. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?
(a) Water.
(b) Life.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Fire.
5. What is the fourth generation like in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Noble.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Brave.
(d) Deceitful.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?
2. Who is Hesoid's brother?
3. What, in 'Works and Days', is the fifth generation made of?
4. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?
5. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid in the winter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the golden generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.
2. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?
3. In 'Works and Days', what should happen when Orion appears?
4. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?
5. Describe the fourth generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.
6. Who, according to 'Works and Days', reports to Zeus about the behavior of men?
7. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?
8. What does Hesiod tell his brother in 'Works and Days', the Gods detest?
9. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days' he writes a fable. What is Hesiod's fable for princes?
10. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.
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