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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.
(a) Marry..
(b) Kill.
(c) Blind.
(d) Betray.

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

4. Laius is regarded as a _______ in the city of Thebes.
(a) Mastermind.
(b) Hero.
(c) Tyrant.
(d) Nobleman.

5. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ him.
(a) Blind.
(b) Imprision.
(c) Kill.
(d) Lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?

2. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

3. At the end of the first year, what does Eteocles refused to do?

4. After Oedipus' death, who rules the city of Thebes?

5. Who punishes Laius for kidnapping and murdering his friend's son?

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