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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eteocles consider a "loyal and true son of Thebes?"
(a) Amphiaraos.
(b) Tydeus.
(c) Hyperbios.
(d) Hippomedon.

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

3. What is on Parthenopaios' shield?
(a) The Typhon.
(b) The Fury.
(c) The Spinx.
(d) The Oracle.

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

5. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Series.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Trilogy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Eteocles' story and actions echo the story and actions of which other story?

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

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

5. The Chorus refers to the attacks against the city of Thebes as _______.

(see the answer key)

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