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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Chorus briefly gives in to fear and imagines what will happen to the city if what occurs?
(a) The enemy loses.
(b) The enemy never shows.
(c) The enemy wins.
(d) They join the army.

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

4. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?
(a) The Spinx.
(b) King of Argos.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Eteocles and Polyneices.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Imagery throughout the play is based on ________.

2. Who runs on with news that the seven powerful generals of the attacking army have performed a blood sacrifice?

3. To go against the will of the gods, or to make them angry, is to risk destruction. This is considered the _____ of the play.

4. Traditionally, males are more concerned with _______.

5. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.

(see the answer key)

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