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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She blinds herself.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She becomes ruler of Thebes.

2. The image of Thebes is of a ________.
(a) Teenager.
(b) Child.
(c) Man.
(d) Woman.

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

4. Any citizen in the _____ would know the story, or myth, that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on.
(a) World.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Audience.
(d) Play.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Eteocles call upon to fight to protect the land and the city of Thebes?

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

4. Who is the King of Thebes at the opening of part 1?

5. Why is Eteocles considered to be an illegal king?

(see the answer key)

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