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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hesoid's brother?

2. Who is Justice?

3. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days', Hesiod suggests that farmers use ox. How old should oxen be when attached to the plow?

4. In 'Works and Days', what is the third generation like?

5. How close is the land of goodness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the fourth generation as written about in 'Works and Days'.

2. Describe the lands of badness and goodness as described in 'Works and Days'.

3. In Hesiod's poem 'Works and Days' he writes a fable. What is Hesiod's fable for princes?

4. Describe the silver generation in 'Works and Days'.

5. Why, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother to turn his eyes away from his neighbor's riches?

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

7. What happens when Orion and Sirius enter mid-heaven according to Hesiod's 'Works and Days'?

8. According to 'Works and Days', at what age should an ox be when bought and why?

9. Who, in 'Works and Days', does Hesiod tell his brother not to trust and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the central theme in either 'Theogony' or 'Works and Days' . Describe how Hesiod demonstrates this theme in his work and the message the theme conveys.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of prophesy and how it is used in 'Theogony'. Is it possible to change a prophesy? Site examples from the poem to help your argument.

Essay Topic 3

How were the Muses conceived and discuss the role they play in Hesiod's poetry.

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