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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Heaven's son betray her in 'Theogony'?
(a) He sells a piece of her to Zeus.
(b) He shoots her.
(c) He cuts off her members.
(d) He hides Earth.

2. In 'Theogony', who does Zeus honor above all the other Gods?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Styx.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hecate.

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

4. What are the names of the Cyclopes?
(a) Brontes, Steroppes and Arges.
(b) Brontes, Steroppes and Hera.
(c) Phoebe, Tethys and Arges.
(d) Phoebe, Tethys and Cronos.

5. Who gives birth to the Cyclopes?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Earth.
(c) Night.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Zeus' first child?

2. Who follows Aphrodite after her birth in 'Theogony'?

3. What is the job of the Muses that 'Theogony' deems most important?

4. How does Prometheus try to fool Zeus in the poem 'Theogony'?

5. What creatures are above Typhoeus' neck?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three of the offspring that Earth and Heaven conceive?

2. Whose conception does Hesiod describe at the start of 'Theogony'? What are the details of this conception?

3. Who gives birth to Cronos? Describe Cronos' personality.

4. What revenge does Earth take upon Heaven in 'Theogony'? What happens as a result of this revenge?

5. Who does Hesiod tell the Muses to sing about at the end of 'Theogony'?

6. Name three of the offspring of Night.

7. Who does Hesiod write in 'Theogony' is responsible for putting singers on earth?

8. Name three of the offspring of Thaumas and Electra.

9. Who does Hesiod claim gave him his voice in 'Theogony'?

10. Describe Medusa and her death according to 'Theogony'.

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