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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. In 'Works and Days', what makes both Gods and men angry?

2. Hesiod discusses the plow season in 'Works and Days'. During the plowing season when will a worker rise?

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

4. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?

5. According to 'Works and Days', when should a father die if a second son is born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?

4. What is Hesiod's final advice in 'Works and Days' ?

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

6. In 'Works and Days', what are the two types of strife according to Hesiod?

7. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.

8. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod accuse his brother of doing?

9. Describe the fourth generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.

10. Describe the creation of Pandora in 'Works and Days'. Why does Zeus create her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism behind the creation story as a birth process. Why do the Greeks describe creation as a birth where in other traditions the earth, trees, oceans etc. are simply created.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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