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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?
(a) Eteocles and Polyneices.
(b) King of Argos.
(c) Ismene.
(d) The Spinx.

2. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?
(a) Growing old together.
(b) Losing contact with each other.
(c) Praising each other.
(d) Kill each other.

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

4. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Comedy.
(b) Series.
(c) Trilogy.
(d) Tragedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of the Background, Laius has kidnapped, assaulted and murdered ______ son?

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

3. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?

4. What is the name of Laius' son?

5. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?

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