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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 goodness?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) A lifetime away.
(c) Far away.
(d) Close.
2. How close is the land of Badness?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) Close.
(c) A lifetime away.
(d) Far away.
3. In 'Works and Days', what does plowing too late in the season result in?
(a) A small yield.
(b) A draught.
(c) A bankrupt farm.
(d) No money.
4. Who, in 'Works and Days', teaches Zeus's maiden for the mortals about deceit?
(a) Athena.
(b) Coach.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Aphrodite.
5. How many sources does the speaker in 'Works and Days' say men and mortals spring from?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
Short Answer Questions
1. What trade does Hesiod offer to teach his brother in 'Works and Days'?
2. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
3. In 'Works and Days', when does Hesiod tell his brother he should chop wood?
4. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?
5. In 'Works and Days', what makes both Gods and men angry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the fourth generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.
2. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother he needs a large ship if he becomes a seafarer?
3. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?
4. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?
5. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.
6. Hesiod writes about the different generations in 'Works and Days'. Describe the third generation.
7. Who does Hesiod address 'Works and Days' to?
8. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?
9. What does Hesiod tell his brother in 'Works and Days', the Gods detest?
10. When will the Gods ignore a mortals prayers according to 'Works and Days'?
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