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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 close is the land of Badness?
(a) A lifetime away.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) Close.
(d) Far away.

2. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?
(a) Evil.
(b) Love.
(c) Fire.
(d) Good.

3. How many kinds of strife exist according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Who does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should sacrifice to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) The Gods.
(c) His village.
(d) The Muses.

5. In 'Works and Days', who teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about grace and beauty?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Aphrodite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the men in the silver generation refuse to serve?

2. According to 'Works and Days', where does Zeus place the survivors of the fourth generation?

3. Who does 'Works and Days' address?

4. What is Hesiod's parting advice in 'Works and Days'?

5. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?

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

4. Who, according to 'Works and Days', reports to Zeus about the behavior of men?

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

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

7. Who does Hesiod ask for help in writing the poem 'Works and Days' ?

8. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?

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

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

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