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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Imagery is used throughout the play to describe the _______ of women.
(a) Violation.
(b) Presence.
(c) Possession.
(d) Demand.

2. The will of the gods are metaphorically represented by _________.
(a) The Land.
(b) The Ocean.
(c) The Sky.
(d) The Earth.

3. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ him.
(a) Kill.
(b) Imprision.
(c) Blind.
(d) Lie.

4. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?
(a) Losing contact with each other.
(b) Kill each other.
(c) Growing old together.
(d) Praising each other.

5. Where does Polyneices go to marry a princess?
(a) The Oracle.
(b) Argos.
(c) Greece.
(d) The Spinx.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eteocles and the Chorus express themselves through which literary element?

2. Seven Against Thebes is structured in what form?

3. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?

4. Who are the group of women of Thebes who rushes on in a panic?

5. What does Eteocles compare his position to?

(see the answer key)

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