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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 is Justice?

2. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his head away from?

3. How many people, in 'Works and Days', can Zeus provide wealth to?

4. Who do the men in the silver generation refuse to serve?

5. In 'Works and Days', who does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Who should farmers pray to in order to increase their grain supply?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

'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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Hesiod's life and works and the achievements he made in his life. What is so important about his works 'Theogony' and 'Works and Days'?

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