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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the group of women of Thebes who rushes on in a panic?
(a) The Singers.
(b) The Messenger.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) The Farmers.

3. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
(a) Religious life.
(b) Social life.
(c) Private life.
(d) Cultural life.

4. What is the setting of the play?
(a) America.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Greece.
(d) Thebes.

5. Which of the following is not a fear of the women of Thebes?
(a) Death.
(b) Disease.
(c) Rape.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Imagery throughout the play is based on ________.

2. What is a Spinx?

3. What does Eteocles compare Thebes and its land to?

4. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?

5. Who is the King of Thebes in the beginning of the Background?

(see the answer key)

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