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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. Hesiod discusses the plow season in 'Works and Days'. During the plowing season when will a worker rise?
2. What animal marks the time for plowing?
3. Who finds the object in 'Works and Days' that Zeus hides from mortals?
4. According to 'Works and Days', if a man listens to wise council, what does it make him?
5. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Pandora opens her box?
2. In 'Works and Days', what should happen when Orion appears?
3. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?
4. When will the Gods ignore a mortals prayers according to 'Works and Days'?
5. At what time of year, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid being outside? When is it alright to be outside?
6. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.
7. In 'Works and Days', what are the two types of strife according to Hesiod?
8. Describe the lands of badness and goodness as described in 'Works and Days'.
9. Hesiod writes about the different generations in 'Works and Days'. Describe the third generation.
10. Describe the silver generation in 'Works and Days'.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How were the Muses conceived and discuss the role they play in Hesiod's poetry.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss what the title 'Theogony' means including the origin of the word. Why is the title relevant to the poem?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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