Theogony

Theogony

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Social Studies, History

University

Hard

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David Seward

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Proem

poetic introduction

a "mask for many anonymous voices"

the name of the "beautiful evil"

mother of the Muses

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mnemonsyne/Memory

poetic introduction

a "mask for many anonymous voices"

the name of the "beautiful evil"

mother of the Muses

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hesiod

poetic introduction

a "mask for many anonymous voices"

the name of the "beautiful evil"

mother of the Muses

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pandora

poetic introduction

a "mask for many anonymous voices"

the name of the "beautiful evil"

mother of the Muses

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not considered evidence that the name Hesiod is a poetic fiction?

Every bard that recited the Theogony was assuming the role of "Hesiod."

Some lines of Hesiod's poetry are thought superfluous or redundant.

Some lines of Hesiod's poetry contradict what the poem says elsewhere.

Papyrus fragments have recently been found which list the names of several bards who added lines to Hesiod's original poem.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the modes of generation found in the Theogony?

Sexual union.

Parthenogenesis.

Artificial insemination.

Creation.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Kumarbi mutilates his father Anu and by unnatural means produces a powerful weather god. Soon afterwards Kumarbi brings forth a terrifying monster, Ullikummi, whom the weather god must overcome. Kumarbi most closely resembles ___.

Kronos

Sky

Void

Typhoeus

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