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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray about?
(a) That the children remain safe.
(b) That the walls remain standing.
(c) That the war will end soon.
(d) That his army will grow.

2. What is the original language of the play "Seven Against Thebes?"
(a) Arabic.
(b) English.
(c) Greek.
(d) Islamic.

3. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.
(a) Fable.
(b) Story.
(c) Crime.
(d) Resistance.

4. What does Eteocles accuse the Chorus of being?
(a) Brave.
(b) Cowards.
(c) Disloyal.
(d) Liars.

5. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Greek.
(c) American.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.

3. To try to escape the will of the gods is considered ___________.

4. Imagery is used throughout the play to describe the _______ of women.

5. Why is Eteocles considered to be an illegal king?

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