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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. How close is the land of goodness?

2. Hesiod writes about a fable in 'Works and Days'. What bird is Hesiod's fable about?

3. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?

4. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?

5. What does the author not want the subject of 'Works and Days' to fall prey to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In 'Works and Days', what should happen when Orion appears?

4. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

5. What happens when Orion and Sirius enter mid-heaven according to Hesiod's 'Works and Days'?

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

7. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother he needs a large ship if he becomes a seafarer?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Zeus' role amongst the Gods. Why is Zeus the father of all Gods? Choose one time in Hesiod's poem that Zeus is mentioned. What role does Zeus play in that poem and why is that role important?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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