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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 old does 'Works and Days' say a hired man should be?

2. Why, in 'Works and Days', is it important to choose oxen that are a certain age?

3. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?

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

5. What size ship should his brother use if he chooses seafaring, writes Hesiod?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when Pandora opens her box?

9. What does Hesiod tell his brother in 'Works and Days', the Gods detest?

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

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

Compare and contrast the creation story in 'Theogony' to that of another creation story of your choosing. How is Greek mythology similar to other creation stories?

Essay Topic 3

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

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