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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Spinx?
(a) Half-woman, half-lion.
(b) Half-woman, half-goat.
(c) Half-man, half-lion.
(d) Half-man, half-horse.

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

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.
(a) Moral.
(b) Plot.
(c) Scene.
(d) Theme.

4. The image of Thebes is considered the ______ of its citizens.
(a) Father.
(b) Brother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

5. What is another name for the Scout?
(a) Prophet.
(b) Messenger.
(c) Joker.
(d) Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the King of Thebes at the opening of part 1?

2. What is the name of Laius' son?

3. Which of the following is not a fear of the women of Thebes?

4. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.

5. What does Laius do to baby Oedipus after hearing the Oracle foretell Oedipus' future?

(see the answer key)

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