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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose conception does the speaker write about at the start of 'Theogony'?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Euarne.
(c) The Muses.
(d) Zeus.

2. What gift do Apollo and the muses give humans in 'Theogony'?
(a) Singers.
(b) Painters.
(c) Actors.
(d) Writers.

3. Who is Hercules' mother?
(a) A mortal.
(b) A sea nymph.
(c) A muse.
(d) A God.

4. Who gives birth to Doom, Fate, Death and Sleep?
(a) Night.
(b) The Muses.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Day.

5. Why, in 'Theogony', is the woman whose guile is not to be withstood by men created?
(a) As the price for water.
(b) Because man is bored.
(c) As the price for fire.
(d) Because Zeus is bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first of Ocean's children to help Zeus fight the Titans in 'Theogony'?

2. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?

3. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

4. What happens to Prometheus' liver every day?

5. Hesiod tells the audience about a prophecy in 'Theogony.' What does Zeus do to his father that Earth and Heaven predicted?

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