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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who slays Geryones?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

2. In 'Works and Days', what holiday follows winter?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) Solstice.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

3. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Lust.
(b) Reason.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Hate.

4. Who does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should sacrifice to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) The Muses.
(c) The Gods.
(d) His village.

5. Who reports to Zeus on the behavior of men?
(a) Justice.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hades.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?

2. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', what does Zeus make man better than?

3. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?

4. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?

5. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?

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