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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.
(a) Jocasta.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) Ismene.

2. Who does Eteocles pray to in the beginning of part 1?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Scout.
(c) Antigone.
(d) God.

3. What is the setting of the play?
(a) Greece.
(b) Thebes.
(c) America.
(d) Arabia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 __________.

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

3. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?

4. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.

5. The imagery in general represents a basic element of the Greek philosophy of ________.

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