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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eteocles tells the men that the battle has ______.
(a) Is over.
(b) Hasn't started.
(c) Gone badly.
(d) Gone well.

3. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.
(a) Joy.
(b) Love..
(c) Suffering.
(d) Peace..

4. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?
(a) Physical.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Biological.
(d) Emotional.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?

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

4. What are the two plays leading up to "Seven Against Thebes" named?

5. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?

(see the answer key)

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