Seven against Thebes Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Part 2)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. To go against the will of the gods, or to make them angry, is to risk destruction. This is considered the _____ of the play.
a) Moral.
b) Theme.
c) Scene.
d) Plot.

2. What does Eteocles compare his position to?
a) A ring leader.
b) A Master.
c) A Captain of a ship.
d) A soldier.

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

4. Who is Jocasta?
a) Polyneices' wife.
b) Oedipus' sister.
c) Oedipus' wife.
d) Laius' daughter.

5. Who is the King of Thebes at the opening of part 1?
a) Eteocles.
b) Polyneices.
c)...
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