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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?
(a) A bear.
(b) A nightingale.
(c) A lion.
(d) A tiger.

2. What does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should wear in the winter?
(a) A wool hat.
(b) A pair of sandals.
(c) Long johns.
(d) A thick coat.

3. What should be avoided during harvest time according to 'Works and Days'?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Staying up late.
(c) Sleeping until dawn.
(d) Hard work.

4. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid in the winter?
(a) The church.
(b) The barn.
(c) The stable.
(d) The smithy.

5. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 24.

6. What is the fourth generation like in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Brave.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Noble.
(d) Deceitful.

7. In 'Works and Days', what makes both Gods and men angry?
(a) Sin.
(b) War.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Idleness.

8. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', what does Zeus make man better than?
(a) The Mountains.
(b) The heavens.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Gods.

9. What do idle men envy in 'Works and Days'?
(a) Holy men.
(b) Workers.
(c) Sinners.
(d) Royalty.

10. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod say his brother should build in the summer?
(a) Barns.
(b) Houses.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Temples.

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

12. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Fire.
(c) Life.
(d) Water.

13. Who is Hesoid's brother?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Perses.
(c) Plato.
(d) Zeus.

14. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
(a) The meek shall inherit the earth.
(b) Don't try and withstand the stronger being.
(c) Fight till the finish.
(d) Sinners will be punished.

15. In 'Works and Days', what does the author ask the Muses of Pieria for?
(a) Actions.
(b) Paint.
(c) Words.
(d) Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus provide man with in 'Works and Days'?

2. In 'Works and Days', how do members of the fourth generation die?

3. What animal marks the time for plowing?

4. What does Hesiod tell his brother to do, in 'Works and Days', if he wants wealth?

5. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his head away from?

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