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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will appear to man when spring begins according to Hesiod's poem, 'Works and Days'?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A swallow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A peacock.

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

4. How is Medusa killed in 'Theogony'?
(a) Her toes are cut off.
(b) She is shot.
(c) She is drowned.
(d) Her head is cut off.

5. According to 'Theogony', who springs forth from Medusa's wounds?
(a) Hercules and Plato.
(b) Chrysaor and Pegasus.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in 'Works and Days', is the fifth generation made of?

2. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?

3. What do Chimaera's heads look like?

4. Who gives birth to Themisto, Pronoe and Nemertes?

5. Who reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?

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