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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. According to 'Works and Days', what does Zeus hide from men?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Water.
(c) Life.
(d) Fire.
2. 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) 24.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.
3. What, in 'Works and Days', can man tell the difference between?
(a) Gods and mortals.
(b) Right and wrong.
(c) Hades and heaven.
(d) Left and right.
4. What, according to 'Works and Days', are the men in the silver generation like?
(a) Silly.
(b) Brave.
(c) Wise.
(d) Foolish.
5. In 'Works and Days', what does Hesiod accuse his brother of?
(a) Murder.
(b) Greed.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Stealing his inheritance.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should sacrifice to?
2. What does Hesiod write in 'Works and Days' that his brother should wear in the winter?
3. What is the moral of the fable in 'Works and Days'?
4. How many days of winter are there according to 'Works and Days'?
5. What does not exist before Pandora walks amongst the mortals?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Pandora opens her box?
2. Describe the silver generation in 'Works and Days'.
3. Describe the fifth generation in 'Works and Days'.
4. Describe the creation of Pandora in 'Works and Days'. Why does Zeus create her?
5. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days' he writes a fable. What is Hesiod's fable for princes?
6. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?
7. Describe the lands of badness and goodness as described in 'Works and Days'.
8. Who does Hesiod ask for help in writing the poem 'Works and Days' ?
9. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?
10. What is Hesiod's final advice in 'Works and Days' ?
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