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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. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?

2. How close is the land of Badness?

3. Who, in 'Works and Days', should plow men pray to in order to obtain good crops?

4. In 'Works and Days', where do the third generation's spirits travel?

5. According to Hesiod in 'Works and Days', what is the fourth generation made up of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What, according to 'Works and Days', should be avoided during the harvest time?

8. Who does Hesiod ask for help in writing the poem 'Works and Days' ?

9. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?

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

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

Examine the ways women are described in Hesiod's work. How did the ancient Greeks view women? Site examples from the poems to enhance your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of prophesy and how it is used in 'Theogony'. Is it possible to change a prophesy? Site examples from the poem to help your argument.

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