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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eteocles instructs the Chorus to pray for ________ instead of safety?
(a) Suffrage.
(b) Peace.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Strength.

2. Eteocles and the Chorus express themselves through which literary element?
(a) Personification.
(b) Irony.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Imagery.

3. The theme of the play is based on what two stories?
(a) Oedipus and Polyneices.
(b) Laius and Oedipus.
(c) Eteocles and Polyneices.
(d) Oedipus and Eteocles.

4. The theme of these legends also states that the after-effects can last for generations, which means it's better to listen to the will of __________.
(a) Themselves.
(b) The gods.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their ancestors.

5. What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray about?
(a) That the war will end soon.
(b) That the children remain safe.
(c) That his army will grow.
(d) That the walls remain standing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emblem is on Tydeus' shield?

2. What type of violation is used to describe women being treated like treasures?

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

4. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?

5. What is the name of the fire-breathing monster on the 4th general's shield?

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