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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Laius.
(d) Jocasta.

2. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?
(a) Ismene.
(b) Laius.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Polyneices.

3. The people of Thebes regard Oedipus as a ________.
(a) Hero.
(b) Sinner.
(c) Tyrant.
(d) Murderer.

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

5. Who is Jocasta?
(a) Oedipus' sister.
(b) Polyneices' wife.
(c) Oedipus' wife.
(d) Laius' daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Plays based on Greek legend tend to be very _____.

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

4. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?

5. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.

(see the answer key)

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