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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The story that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on is part of their background as a ____________.
(a) American.
(b) German.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Greek.

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

4. The imagery in general represents a basic element of the Greek philosophy of ________.
(a) Space.
(b) Location.
(c) Time.
(d) Existence.

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

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

7. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?
(a) Losing contact with each other.
(b) Praising each other.
(c) Kill each other.
(d) Growing old together.

8. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?
(a) Greek.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) American.
(d) Roman.

9. Eteocles tells the men that the battle has ______.
(a) Hasn't started.
(b) Gone well.
(c) Is over.
(d) Gone badly.

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

11. The image of Thebes is of a ________.
(a) Man.
(b) Child.
(c) Teenager.
(d) Woman.

12. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
(a) Social life.
(b) Religious life.
(c) Cultural life.
(d) Private life.

13. Whose appearance and description of the armies is a typical device of classical Greek theatre?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The king.
(c) The Scout.
(d) The blacksmith.

14. What is the name of Laius' son?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Antigone .
(d) Pelops.

15. What is another name for the Scout?
(a) Joker.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Prophet.
(d) Messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laius is regarded as a _______ in the city of Thebes.

2. Which of the following is not a fear of the women of Thebes?

3. In the opening of the Background, Laius has kidnapped, assaulted and murdered ______ son?

4. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.

5. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.

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