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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two plays leading up to "Seven Against Thebes" named?
(a) Polyneices and Eteocles.
(b) Laius and Oedipus.
(c) The Oracle and The Spinx.
(d) Ismene and Antigone.

2. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.
(a) Blind.
(b) Kill.
(c) Marry..
(d) Betray.

3. Who is the King of Thebes in the beginning of the Background?
(a) Laius.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Oedipus.

4. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.
(a) Joy.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Peace..
(d) Love..

5. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Trilogy.
(b) Series.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of the Background, Laius has kidnapped, assaulted and murdered ______ son?

2. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?

3. Who is Jocasta?

4. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.

5. The people of Thebes regard Oedipus as a ________.

(see the answer key)

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