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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the King of Thebes in the beginning of the Background?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Laius.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Oedipus.
2. Seven Against Thebes is structured in what form?
(a) Contemporary.
(b) New Age.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Modern.
3. Plays performed in ancient Greece highlight all of the following aspects of city life, except _____.
(a) Cultural life.
(b) Religious life.
(c) Private life.
(d) Social life.
4. Who says, "Their reports will save me from all traps and deceptions?"
(a) The Fury.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) A Scout.
(d) Eteocles.
5. The people of Thebes regard Oedipus as a ________.
(a) Murderer.
(b) Sinner.
(c) Hero.
(d) Tyrant.
6. At the end of the first year, what does Eteocles refused to do?
(a) Find a wife.
(b) Give up the throne.
(c) Feed the hungry.
(d) Fight the war.
7. What is the name of the prophet that has foreseen the armies of Argos attacking Thebes soon?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Teiresias.
(c) The Oracle.
(d) The Fury.
8. The story that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on is part of their background as a ____________.
(a) American.
(b) Englishmen.
(c) Greek.
(d) German.
9. Imagery is used throughout the play to describe the _______ of women.
(a) Possession.
(b) Presence.
(c) Violation.
(d) Demand.
10. Who does Eteocles call upon to fight to protect the land and the city of Thebes?
(a) The woman.
(b) Everyone.
(c) The children.
(d) The man.
11. To go against the will of the gods, or to make them angry, is to risk destruction. This is considered the _____ of the play.
(a) Scene.
(b) Theme.
(c) Plot.
(d) Moral.
12. How many Gates of Thebes are there?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.
13. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?
(a) Laius.
(b) Ismene.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Polyneices.
14. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Biological.
(c) Physical.
(d) Emotional.
15. The women of Thebes pray to the gods to remember their faithfulness and protect them so they can continue to do what?
(a) Raise children.
(b) Work.
(c) Provide for their family.
(d) Worship.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the group of women of Thebes who rushes on in a panic?
2. What is a Spinx?
3. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
4. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?
5. In the opening of the Background, Laius has kidnapped, assaulted and murdered ______ son?
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