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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.
(a) Ismene.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A farmer.
(d) Jocasta.

2. Eteocles' refusal to respect his agreement with Polyneices indicates his desire to ___________.
(a) Disown his brother.
(b) Anger his brother.
(c) Have world domination.
(d) Possess and control the city.

3. What news does the Scout return to Eteocles with in the beginning of part 3?
(a) The armies are outside the gates of Thebes.
(b) The armies just left the gate of Thebes.
(c) The armies have turned away from the gates of Thebes.
(d) The armies are on their way to the gates of Thebes.

4. Where does Eteocles go to prepare for war?
(a) The caves.
(b) Council Chambers.
(c) The meadow.
(d) Argos.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jocasta?

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

4. What is the original language of the play "Seven Against Thebes?"

5. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?

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