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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. Who do the men in the silver generation refuse to serve?
(a) Kings.
(b) Queens.
(c) Muses.
(d) Gods.
2. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?
(a) Their face.
(b) Their feet.
(c) Their arms.
(d) Their hands.
3. What, according to 'Works and Days', are the men in the silver generation like?
(a) Silly.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Wise.
(d) Brave.
4. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', what does Zeus make man better than?
(a) The Mountains.
(b) Beasts.
(c) Gods.
(d) The heavens.
5. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod say the God's will destroy?
(a) Those who sin.
(b) Those who go to war.
(c) Those who take anothers wealth.
(d) Those who murder.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Hesiod's parting advice in 'Works and Days'?
2. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?
3. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?
4. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?
5. What happens to the silver generation when Zeus puts them away?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?
2. Describe the lands of badness and goodness as described in 'Works and Days'.
3. Describe the fifth generation in 'Works and Days'.
4. What is Hesiod's final advice in 'Works and Days' ?
5. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?
6. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod accuse his brother of doing?
7. Who should farmers pray to in order to increase their grain supply?
8. When will the Gods ignore a mortals prayers according to 'Works and Days'?
9. What does 'Works and Days' suggest a good man listens to?
10. Who does Hesiod address 'Works and Days' to?
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