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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. What animal marks the time for plowing?
(a) The pig.
(b) The crane.
(c) The rooster.
(d) The sheep.

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

3. What, according to 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say provides food and is not a disgrace?
(a) Work.
(b) Praying.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Farming.

4. In 'Works and Days', what should one wash before crossing a river?
(a) Their feet.
(b) Their hands.
(c) Their arms.
(d) Their face.

5. What do the race of men created by Cronos enjoy in 'Works and Days'
(a) Women.
(b) All good things.
(c) Wealth.
(d) All bad things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fable in 'Works and Days', who does the bird attack?

2. At what age does Hesiod suggest a man choose a wife?

3. In 'Works and Days', what is the name of the maiden Zeus prepares for the mortals?

4. In 'Works and Days', what holiday follows winter?

5. In what season does 'Work and Days' suggest a wagon be built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does 'Works and Days' suggest a good man listens to?

2. At what time of year, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod say his brother should avoid being outside? When is it alright to be outside?

3. What does Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to mortals in 'Works and Days'?

4. Describe what happens in the summertime in the poem 'Works and Days'.

5. Describe the fifth generation in 'Works and Days'.

6. Who, according to 'Works and Days', reports to Zeus about the behavior of men?

7. Who does Hesiod ask for help in writing the poem 'Works and Days' ?

8. Who does Hesiod address 'Works and Days' to?

9. Who should farmers pray to in order to increase their grain supply?

10. What, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod accuse his brother of doing?

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