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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually give Zeus thunder?

2. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?

3. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?

4. In 'Theogony', why do the Gods choose Zeus to rule them?

5. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hesiod claim gave him his voice in 'Theogony'?

2. In Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Aphrodite come into being?

3. What does Hesiod ask the Muses to tell him about in 'Theogony'?

4. In 'Theogony', which Muse does Hesiod deem the most important and why?

5. Why are singers delivered to earth in 'Theogony'? What do the singers sing about?

6. Why does Zeus punish Prometheus in 'Theogony' and what is the punishment?

7. In 'Theogony', which God is known as the Old Man? What do we know about his personality?

8. Name three of the offspring of Strife.

9. Who does Hesiod tell the Muses to sing about at the end of 'Theogony'?

10. Describe Medusa and her death according to 'Theogony'.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'Theogony' opens quite eloquently but ends abruptly. Discuss the start and conclusion of 'Theogony' and whether these are effective opening and closings. Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe each of the generations in 'Works and Days' and how each generation interacts with the Gods.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the literary term voice and how it is used in 'Theogony'. Who is the voice in this poem and is it an effective choice?

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