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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eteocles accuse of bringing down the city's morale?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) King of Argos.
(c) King of Thebes.
(d) Polyneices.

2. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Comedy.
(b) Series.
(c) Trilogy.
(d) Tragedy.

3. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.
(a) A farmer.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Jocasta.

4. What is the name of Laius' son?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Antigone .

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The image of Thebes is of a ________.

2. What does Eteocles accuse the Chorus of being?

3. What is a Spinx?

4. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?

5. After Oedipus' death, who rules the city of Thebes?

(see the answer key)

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