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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 what season does 'Work and Days' suggest a wagon be built?
(a) The low season.
(b) The rainy season.
(c) The dry season.
(d) The high season

2. What does the fifth generation never rest from in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Eating.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sinning.
(d) Labor.

3. What, according to 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say provides food and is not a disgrace?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Farming.
(d) Work.

4. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?
(a) Steal.
(b) Pray.
(c) Work.
(d) Murder.

5. What does Hesiod suggest to his brother in 'Works and Days' to do if it is windy outside?
(a) Not complain.
(b) Finish his work quickly.
(c) Quit.
(d) Breathe deeply.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', what does Zeus make man better than?

2. What temperature, does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days', his brother should avoid?

3. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?

4. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his head away from?

5. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does 'Works and Days' suggest a good man listens to?

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

3. Describe the creation of Pandora in 'Works and Days'. Why does Zeus create her?

4. 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?

5. In 'Works and Days', why does Hesiod say sailing is best 50 days after the solstice?

6. What, according to 'Works and Days', should be avoided during the harvest time?

7. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

8. What does Hesiod tell his brother in 'Works and Days', the Gods detest?

9. Who should farmers pray to in order to increase their grain supply?

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

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