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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. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?
(a) They are easily trained.
(b) They are just born.
(c) They will not fight.
(d) The will die soon.

2. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Reason.
(b) Lust.
(c) Hate.
(d) Guilt.

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hermes deliver the maiden Zeus constructs to?
(a) Epimetheus.
(b) Ero.
(c) Troy.
(d) Prometheus.

4. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

5. What should be avoided during harvest time according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Sleeping until dawn.
(c) Staying up late.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?

3. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?

4. What trade does Hesiod offer to teach his brother in 'Works and Days'?

5. What does Hesiod say is the best type of man in his poem 'Works and Days'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the fifth generation in 'Works and Days'.

2. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod accuse his brother of doing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In 'Works and Days', what should happen when Orion appears?

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