View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Eteocles call upon to fight to protect the land and the city of Thebes?
(a) The man.
(b) The woman.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The children.

7. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?
(a) It would rule all nations.
(b) It would be destroyed.
(c) It would be infested.
(d) It would be safe.

8. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.
(a) Love..
(b) Peace..
(c) Joy.
(d) Suffering.

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

10. Imagery is used throughout the play to describe the _______ of women.
(a) Violation.
(b) Possession.
(c) Presence.
(d) Demand.

11. Who is the King of Thebes at the opening of part 1?
(a) Laius.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Argos.
(d) Polyneices.

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

13. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?
(a) A eulogy.
(b) An offering.
(c) A pilgrimage.
(d) A religious festival.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?

2. The imagery in general represents a basic element of the Greek philosophy of ________.

3. What type of violation is used to describe women being treated like treasures?

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

5. Who is Jocasta?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 350 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample