Theogony and Works and Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Theogony', who kills Hydra?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Midas.

2. What happens in 'Theogony' when Zeus murders Cronus?
(a) Cronus dies.
(b) Cronus vomits up his children.
(c) Cronus lives forever.
(d) Zeus does not murder Cronus.

3. Where does Heaven hide the sons she hates in 'Theogony'?
(a) The mountains.
(b) Hades.
(c) Somewhere on Earth.
(d) Somewhere in Heaven.

4. Who is referred to as the old man in 'Theogony'?
(a) Strife.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Nereus.
(d) Plato.

5. In 'Theogony', why do the Gods choose Zeus to rule them?
(a) He beat the Titans.
(b) He beats Typhoeus.
(c) He controls thunder.
(d) He controls lightning.

6. Who is the most awful child of Earth and Heaven?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Cronos.
(c) Star.
(d) Night.

7. Who kills Medusa in 'Theogony'?
(a) Eros.
(b) Zephyrus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Perseus.

8. In 'Theogony', what does Earth give Cronus to trick him into thinking she gave him a child?
(a) A slaughtered pig.
(b) A slaughtered cow.
(c) A baby wrapped in blankets.
(d) A stone wrapped in blankets.

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

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

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

12. How many heads does Geryones have?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

13. In 'Theogony', what do Tethys and Ocean's children become?
(a) Pools.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Lakes.
(d) Ponds.

14. According to Hesiod's poem 'Theogony', how does Cronus try to prevent Heaven and Earth's prophecy?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He kills his children
(c) He murders Zeus.
(d) He swallows his children.

15. What animal do Ceto and Phorcys give birth to?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus distribute to the immortals in 'Theogony'?

2. One of Heaven's sons greatly injures her in 'Theogony.' What does the blood of Heaven form after the betrayal?

3. What does Zeus receive as a reward in 'Theogony' for murdering Cronus?

4. Why is Earth mad at Heaven in 'Theogony'?

5. How did the Titans receive their name?

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