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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phoenician Women, pages 114-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eteocles decrees anyone who buries his brother in Thebes be what?
(a) Killed.
(b) Fined.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) Exiled.

2. Who does Eteocles pray to for victory in the duel?
(a) Ares.
(b) Pallas.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

3. Clytemnestra claim's she only avenged whose death?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her husband's.
(c) Her son's.
(d) Her daughter's.

4. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?
(a) He was born with it.
(b) He was shot with an arrow.
(c) Chasing a fawn.
(d) He was dropped as a child.

5. Who is Laius' son?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Teiresius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Oedipus have?

2. How many captains does Creon suggest using to ambush the army?

3. Who does Electra explain to her guests the servant is?

4. What does Electra's husband chastise her for doing in the beginning of Electra?

5. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?

(see the answer key)

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