Ages of Man Quiz

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1. Who was the ruler of gods and men during the Golden Age according to Hesiod?

   1. Atlas
   2. Prometheus
   3. Cronus
   4. Zeus
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   Answer: Cronus

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2. How many ages of man did Hesiod recognize?

   1. Four
   2. Five
   3. Three
   4. Seven
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   Answer: Five

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3. What event marked the end of the Bronze Age?

   1. The great flood of Deucalion
   2. The Trojan War
   3. The labors of Heracles
   4. The fall of Troy
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   Answer: The great flood of Deucalion

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4. Which age did Ovid completely disregard?

   1. The Bronze Age
   2. The Iron Age
   3. The Silver Age
   4. The Heroic Age
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   Answer: The Heroic Age

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5. During which age did men live as children for a hundred years?

   1. The Silver Age
   2. The Heroic Age
   3. The Bronze Age
   4. The Golden Age
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   Answer: The Silver Age

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6. What did Zeus do to men in the Silver Age for not paying tributes to the gods?

   1. Banished them to Tartarus
   2. Turned them to stone
   3. Stripped them of immortality
   4. Killed all of them
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   Answer: Killed all of them

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7. Which age did Hesiod believe he and his contemporaries lived in?

   1. The Bronze Age
   2. The Heroic Age
   3. The Iron Age
   4. The Silver Age
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   Answer: The Iron Age

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8. What did Jupiter offer men during the Silver Age according to Ovid?

   1. Writing and law
   2. Fire and metalworking
   3. Navigation and trade
   4. Seasonal change and agriculture
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   Answer: Seasonal change and agriculture

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