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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', what does plowing too late in the season result in?
(a) A small yield.
(b) A draught.
(c) No money.
(d) A bankrupt farm.

2. How many people, in 'Works and Days', can Zeus provide wealth to?
(a) 1002.
(b) A great number.
(c) Very few.
(d) 24.

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

4. In 'Works and Days', what should the slaves do when Orion appears?
(a) Winnow the grain.
(b) Run.
(c) Cut the corn.
(d) Churn the butter.

5. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Mortals.
(c) Demi-gods.
(d) Gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?

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

3. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?

4. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod create a fable for?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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