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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the third generation, in 'Works and Days', become spirits?
(a) A comet hits the earth.
(b) The Gods destroy them.
(c) They destroy each other.
(d) The Muses destroy them.

2. Who do Ceto and Phrocys give birth to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Medusa.

3. How close is the land of Badness?
(a) Far away.
(b) Close.
(c) A lifetime away.
(d) 500 miles.

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

5. Who is the father of gods and men?
(a) Lapetus
(b) Hera.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Crius.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Works and Days', what does plowing too late in the season result in?

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

3. What happens in 'Theogony' when Zeus murders Cronus?

4. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?

5. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?

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