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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 reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?

2. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?

3. What happens to the silver generation when Zeus puts them away?

4. What does a little plus a little equal according to Hesiod in 'Works and Days'?

5. Who does Hesiod say constructs Zeus' maiden for the mortals in 'Works and Days'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?

3. Hesiod writes about the different generations in 'Works and Days'. Describe the third generation.

4. Describe the silver generation in 'Works and Days'.

5. What does 'Works and Days' suggest a good man listens to?

6. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

7. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days' he writes a fable. What is Hesiod's fable for princes?

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

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

10. Who does Hesiod address 'Works and Days' to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what the title 'Theogony' means including the origin of the word. Why is the title relevant to the poem?

Essay Topic 2

How were the Muses conceived and discuss the role they play in Hesiod's poetry.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the central theme in either 'Theogony' or 'Works and Days' . Describe how Hesiod demonstrates this theme in his work and the message the theme conveys.

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