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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
(a) Social life.
(b) Private life.
(c) Cultural life.
(d) Religious life.

2. The story that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on is part of their background as a ____________.
(a) Greek.
(b) American.
(c) German.
(d) Englishmen.

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

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

5. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?
(a) Free will.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Fate.
(d) Luck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.

3. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

4. Where does Polyneices go to marry a princess?

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

(see the answer key)

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