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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 at the opening of part 1?
(a) Laius.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Argos.
(d) Polyneices.

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

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

4. Which of the following is not a fear of the women of Thebes?
(a) Rape.
(b) Death.
(c) Disease.
(d) Slavery.

5. The Chorus refers to the attacks against the city of Thebes as _______.
(a) Sand.
(b) Waves.
(c) Trees.
(d) Clouds.

6. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.
(a) Resistance.
(b) Story.
(c) Crime.
(d) Fable.

7. What is another name for the manifestation of the Curse of Oedipus?
(a) The Scary.
(b) The Blind.
(c) The Oracle.
(d) The Fury.

8. Human beings are metaphorically represented by ________.
(a) Ships.
(b) Castles.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) The Ocean.

9. Plays based on Greek legend tend to be very _____.
(a) Calm.
(b) Serene.
(c) Violent.
(d) Peaceful.

10. Who solves the Riddle of the Spinx?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Laius.

11. Who is the King of Thebes in the beginning of the Background?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Laius.
(d) Eteocles.

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

13. What is the genre of Seven Against Thebes?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Short-Story.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Melodrama.

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

15. What is the original language of the play "Seven Against Thebes?"
(a) Greek.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Islamic.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eteocles compare his position to?

2. What does Laius do to baby Oedipus after hearing the Oracle foretell Oedipus' future?

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

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

5. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?

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