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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two plays leading up to "Seven Against Thebes" named?
(a) The Oracle and The Spinx.
(b) Laius and Oedipus.
(c) Ismene and Antigone.
(d) Polyneices and Eteocles.

3. Any citizen in the _____ would know the story, or myth, that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on.
(a) Play.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Audience.
(d) World.

4. The theme of these legends also states that the after-effects can last for generations, which means it's better to listen to the will of __________.
(a) Their parents.
(b) The gods.
(c) Their ancestors.
(d) Themselves.

5. After Oedipus' death, who rules the city of Thebes?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Jocasta.
(d) Antigone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?

3. What is the name of Laius' son?

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

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

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