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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Laius.

2. The Chorus refers to the attacks against the city of Thebes as _______.
(a) Trees.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Sand.
(d) Waves.

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

4. The imagery in general represents a basic element of the Greek philosophy of ________.
(a) Location.
(b) Existence.
(c) Space.
(d) Time.

5. Who are the group of women of Thebes who rushes on in a panic?
(a) The Messenger.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Farmers.
(d) The Singers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?

2. Any citizen in the _____ would know the story, or myth, that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on.

3. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

4. To go against the will of the gods, or to make them angry, is to risk destruction. This is considered the _____ of the play.

5. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.

(see the answer key)

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