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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Oedipus do when he realized the incestuous affair that took place with Jocasta?
(a) Kill himself
(b) Try to kill Jocasta
(c) Blind himself
(d) Try to kill Antigone

2. The prophet tells Creon to _______________ and to rescind his proclamation.
(a) Get over himself
(b) Step down from power
(c) Bury Polyneices
(d) Dig up Eteocles

3. The Chorus celebrates the slaying of the two men to be the ultimate __________ victory.
(a) Moral
(b) Roman
(c) Religious
(d) Theban

4. Who answered the battle cry of Polyneices in the battle where he finally lost his life?
(a) Justinius
(b) Thebes
(c) Rome
(d) Julius Caesar

5. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.
(a) Universe
(b) Earth
(c) City
(d) God's realm

Short Answer Questions

1. Creon is told by ______________ that trees and ships yield to the destructive nature of floods.

2. Who does the Messenger now call a walking dead man during the first part of this scene during the play?

3. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?

4. Who interrogates the Sentry when he reveals the person who is responsible for burying the body?

5. And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear...

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