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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on Parthenopaios' shield?
(a) The Typhon.
(b) The Fury.
(c) The Oracle.
(d) The Spinx.

2. Who is the young general with an almost feminine beauty but a vicious temper?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Tydeus.
(c) Hyperbios.
(d) Parthenopaios.

3. What is the name of a group of individual actors speaking with the thoughts, emotions, and reactions of a single character?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The Joker.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Scout.

4. Who does Eteocles send to face the third general?
(a) Hekate.
(b) Hippomedon.
(c) Dikes.
(d) Megareus.

5. Who is the oldest and more experienced general in Eteocles' army?
(a) Amphiaraos.
(b) Dike.
(c) Aktor.
(d) Lasthenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Eteocles and the Chorus use to describe the city of Thebes?

2. The Chorus formally pray to Zeus and the other gods, asking them _____________.

3. The women of Thebes pray to the gods to remember their faithfulness and protect them so they can continue to do what?

4. What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray about?

5. Who is Tydeus?

(see the answer key)

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