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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Works and Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?
(a) Steal.
(b) Murder.
(c) Pray.
(d) Work.

2. Who does Hesiod say constructs Zeus' maiden for the mortals in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hephaestru.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

3. In 'Works and Days', what is the name of the maiden Zeus prepares for the mortals?
(a) Narcissus.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Athena.

4. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?
(a) They will live forever.
(b) They will be marked with a curse.
(c) They will have no one to take care of them.
(d) They will die a cruel death.

5. Who is Hecate the nurse of?
(a) The sad.
(b) The old.
(c) The young.
(d) The sick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Justice?

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

4. How does Zeus punish men who marry according to 'Theogony'?

5. What is Athena's greatest gift?

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