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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eteocles compare his position to?
(a) A Captain of a ship.
(b) A Master.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A ring leader.

2. Eteocles and the Chorus express themselves through which literary element?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Personification.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Irony.

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

4. What does Eteocles compare Thebes and its land to?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Their brother.
(c) Their sister.
(d) Their father.

5. The Chorus of Women represents ___________.
(a) The universe.
(b) The country.
(c) The city.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus uses all of the following likening the destruction and violation of the city to the destruction and violation of a woman except:

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

3. Eteocles' refusal to respect his agreement with Polyneices indicates his desire to ___________.

4. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?

5. Who punishes Laius for kidnapping and murdering his friend's son?

(see the answer key)

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