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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eteocles compare Thebes and its land to?
(a) Their brother.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their sister.
(d) Their mother.

2. Who says, "Their reports will save me from all traps and deceptions?"
(a) The Chorus.
(b) A Scout.
(c) The Fury.
(d) Eteocles.

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

4. Plays based on Greek legend tend to be very _____.
(a) Violent.
(b) Calm.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Serene.

5. Any citizen in the _____ would know the story, or myth, that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on.
(a) Audience.
(b) Play.
(c) World.
(d) Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the genre of Seven Against Thebes?

2. Who is Jocasta?

3. Laius is regarded as a _______ in the city of Thebes.

4. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?

5. Eteocles is urged to do what by the scout?

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