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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 gives birth to Toil, Forgetfulness and Famine.

2. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?

3. Who guards the Titans after they are defeated in 'Theogony'?

4. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?

5. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zeus create to punish the mortals in 'Theogony' since they accepted Prometheus' gift?

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

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

5. List three of the offspring that Earth and Heaven conceive?

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

7. What revenge does Earth take upon Heaven in 'Theogony'? What happens as a result of this revenge?

8. In 'Theogony', who delivers princes to the mortals?

9. What prophecy does Cronos learn about his son in 'Theogony'? Describe the situation surrounding Zeus' birth.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hesiod writes that the Gods place a great emphasis on work in 'Works and Days.' Why is work a benefit to the Greek Gods? Does Hesiod address this in his work? Should he? Support your conclusions with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the Gods or Goddess Hesiod mentions in his poem. Explain the history of that God or Goddess and how they came to be. Explain why mortals worshiped that particular God or Goddess and what interaction the God or Goddesses had with the mortals, if any.

Essay Topic 3

'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?

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