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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?
(a) A eulogy.
(b) An offering.
(c) A religious festival.
(d) A pilgrimage.

2. How many Gates of Thebes are there?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Who runs on with news that the seven powerful generals of the attacking army have performed a blood sacrifice?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A scout.
(d) The Chorus.

4. Who solves the Riddle of the Spinx?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Ismene.
(c) Laius.
(d) Oedipus.

5. The women of Thebes pray to the gods to remember their faithfulness and protect them so they can continue to do what?
(a) Raise children.
(b) Worship.
(c) Provide for their family.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the play?

2. The Chorus of Women represents ___________.

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

4. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

5. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ him.

(see the answer key)

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