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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. When Oedipus learns the truth about his background, what does he do?
(a) Divorces his wife.
(b) Gouges out his eyes.
(c) Kills himself.
(d) Leaves Thebes.

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

3. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Semele.
(d) Antigone.

4. To whose daughter is Polyneices married?
(a) Adrastus.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Electra.
(d) Artemis.

5. What does Menoeceus do during the battle in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Kills Teiresius.
(b) Sacrifices himself.
(c) Kills Aegisthus.
(d) Kills Creon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes a sword and stabs herself in the end of The Phoenician Women?

2. Who is the wife of Laius?

3. Who does Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?

4. How many children does Oedipus have?

5. Who does the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?

(see the answer key)

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