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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of violation is used to describe women being treated like treasures?
2. Who is the King of Thebes at the opening of part 1?
3. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?
4. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
5. What is another name for the manifestation of the Curse of Oedipus?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Eteocles makes no comment regarding the attacking general Eteoklos but immediately sends out his general?
2. Compare and contrast Eteocles' feelings to for his city to how he actually treats his city.
3. Compare and contrast men and women's views of battle.
4. What is the significance of the fifth general possessing the shield that has a picture of the Sphinx?
5. Were Oedipus and Jocasta's reaction to their incestuous relations justified? Explain.
6. What is the importance of the Oracle of Apollo?
7. Why does Eteocles say he is so angry with the Chorus in the beginning of part 2?
8. Describe Laius' reaction to the Oracle's foreshadowing of Oedipus' life. Was his reaction justified? Explain.
9. How is the sense of sound used in part 2?
10. What is the significance of having statues of the Greek gods physically on set?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the theme of possession and control. Who best represents this theme? Give a detailed example.
Essay Topic 2
Describe in detail one of the seven battle match-ups. Who was fighting? What was on the enemy's shield? Why did Eteocles match his general with this particular enemy?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the power of law represented in Seven Against Thebes. What power and limitations exists within the legal system? How do these laws directly affect Antigone?
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