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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the setting of the play?
(a) Arabia.
(b) America.
(c) Greece.
(d) Thebes.

3. Who does Eteocles pray to in the beginning of part 1?
(a) God.
(b) The Scout.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Zeus.

4. The will of the gods are metaphorically represented by _________.
(a) The Sky.
(b) The Ocean.
(c) The Earth.
(d) The Land.

5. Who says, "Their reports will save me from all traps and deceptions?"
(a) The Fury.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) A Scout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?

2. The theme of the play is based on what two stories?

3. The principle contrast in Part 2 is between what two objects?

4. Who does Eteocle appoint as the last and head general?

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

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