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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Spinx?
(a) Half-woman, half-lion.
(b) Half-man, half-lion.
(c) Half-man, half-horse.
(d) Half-woman, half-goat.

2. At the end of the first year, what does Eteocles refused to do?
(a) Find a wife.
(b) Fight the war.
(c) Give up the throne.
(d) Feed the hungry.

3. Who does Eteocles promise to put in prison if they do not obey him and bravely face the danger of war?
(a) Children.
(b) Any citizen.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

4. Imagery is used throughout the play to describe the _______ of women.
(a) Violation.
(b) Presence.
(c) Possession.
(d) Demand.

5. The principle contrast in Part 2 is between what two objects?
(a) Noise.
(b) Animals.
(c) Smell.
(d) Tastes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?

3. Who does Eteocles express his disgust with in Part 2 of the play?

4. The image of Thebes is of a ________.

5. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?

(see the answer key)

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