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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives birth to Ceto, Eurybia and Nereus?
(a) Pool.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Lake.
(d) Sea.

2. Who is the speaker of 'Theogony'?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Plato.

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

4. In 'Theogony', how does Zeus say men who will do not marry will be punished?
(a) They will have no one to take care of them.
(b) They will die a cruel death.
(c) They will live forever.
(d) They will be marked with a curse.

5. What did the Muses give the speaker in 'Theogony'?
(a) A divine voice.
(b) A fluent pen.
(c) A world as a stage.
(d) A swift paint brush.

6. According to 'Theogony', what gift does Zeus give to humans?
(a) Princesses.
(b) Queens.
(c) Princes.
(d) Kings.

7. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Snakes and dragons.
(c) Fish and sharks.
(d) Lions and tigers.

8. In 'Theogony', how long do Zeus and Mnemosyne lay together prior to conceiving the Muses?
(a) Two nights.
(b) Thirty nights.
(c) Twenty nights.
(d) Nine nights.

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

10. The Muses tell a story to Hesiod in 'Theogony'. Who do the Muses say came into the world first?
(a) Earth.
(b) Night.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Eros.

11. In 'Theogony', what does Atlas hold?
(a) The oceans.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The globe.
(d) An arrow.

12. How did the Titans receive their name?
(a) From Zeus.
(b) From their father.
(c) From a fearful deed they committed.
(d) From the Earth.

13. Who eats Prometheus' liver?
(a) Hercules.
(b) A bear.
(c) A tiger.
(d) An eagle.

14. Who is Hecate the nurse of?
(a) The sick.
(b) The sad.
(c) The young.
(d) The old.

15. Who guards the Titans after they are defeated in 'Theogony'?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hades.
(d) Prometheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Theogony, who does the speaker ask the Muses to sing about?

2. Apollo and the Muses give a gift to humans in 'Theogony'? Why did they give this gift?

3. Where does Zeus tie Prometheus?

4. In 'Theogony', why do the Gods choose Zeus to rule them?

5. Hesiod discusses the lineage of several Gods in 'Theogony'. Who is Zeus' father?

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