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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eteocle appoint as the last and head general?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Himself.
(d) Polyneices.

2. Traditionally, women are more concerned with _________.
(a) Their social standing.
(b) Raising the children.
(c) Their appearance.
(d) What happens after the battle.

3. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.
(a) Fable.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Story.
(d) Crime.

4. Who does Eteocles express his disgust with in Part 2 of the play?
(a) His army.
(b) King of Argos.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) The Chorus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who runs on with news that the seven powerful generals of the attacking army have performed a blood sacrifice?

4. Eteocles explains that praying is not the problem of the Chorus, but the way they are praying since they are praying for what?

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

(see the answer key)

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