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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. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?
(a) The heavens.
(b) Earth.
(c) Hades.
(d) Mount Olympus.

2. Who reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hades.
(c) Justice.
(d) Honor.

3. Who does Hesiod say teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about finery in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Venus.
(d) Hephaestru.

4. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 60.
(b) 29.
(c) 95.
(d) 30.

5. How close is the land of goodness?
(a) Far away.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) Close.
(d) A lifetime away.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?

2. What does a good servant do during plow time according to 'Works and Days'?

3. How many people, in 'Works and Days', can Zeus provide wealth to?

4. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?

5. Who does 'Works and Days' address?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.

2. What happens when Orion and Sirius enter mid-heaven according to Hesiod's 'Works and Days'?

3. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

4. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?

5. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?

6. Describe the silver generation in 'Works and Days'.

7. Hesiod writes about the different generations in 'Works and Days'. Describe the third generation.

8. Describe the lands of badness and goodness as described in 'Works and Days'.

9. When will the Gods ignore a mortals prayers according to 'Works and Days'?

10. Who does Hesiod address 'Works and Days' to?

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