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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 kills Chimaera?

2. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?

3. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?

4. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?

5. How did the Titans receive their name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Hesiod give praise to at the start of 'Theogony'? Who is this person?

3. In 'Theogony', how is it that Ocean's daughter Styx comes to live in the house of Zeus?

4. Who gives birth to Cronos? Describe Cronos' personality.

5. Who does Hesiod write in 'Theogony' is responsible for putting singers on earth?

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

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

8. Name three of the offspring of Thaumas and Electra.

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

10. Whose conception does Hesiod describe at the start of 'Theogony'? What are the details of this conception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the story of the Eagle and the Nightingale. Why does Hesiod include this story in 'Works and Days'? What moral does it teach? Choose two elements of the fable and relate them to the overall theme of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss two possible conflicts within 'Works and Days' and provide examples from the text that support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the creation story in 'Theogony' to that of another creation story of your choosing. How is Greek mythology similar to other creation stories?

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