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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the end of the first year, what does Eteocles refused to do?
(a) Fight the war.
(b) Find a wife.
(c) Give up the throne.
(d) Feed the hungry.
2. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?
(a) A religious festival.
(b) An offering.
(c) A eulogy.
(d) A pilgrimage.
3. Seven Against Thebes is structured in what form?
(a) Contemporary.
(b) New Age.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Modern.
4. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Trilogy.
(b) Series.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.
5. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?
(a) She blinds herself.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She becomes ruler of Thebes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the prophet that has foreseen the armies of Argos attacking Thebes soon?
2. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
3. Who solves the Riddle of the Spinx?
4. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?
5. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?
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