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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an ode?
(a) A poetic foil.
(b) A poetic metaphor.
(c) A poetic Euphony.
(d) A poetic song.

2. Who is the goddess of justice?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Aktor.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Dike.

3. Who does Eteocles consider a "loyal and true son of Thebes?"
(a) Amphiaraos.
(b) Hyperbios.
(c) Tydeus.
(d) Hippomedon.

4. Eteocles' and Oedipus' story is playing out the curse originally laid on ___________.
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Laius.
(d) Oedipus.

5. Eteocles and the Chorus express themselves through which literary element?
(a) Personification.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Irony.

6. Who represents Eteocles' own blindness and bad judgment?
(a) The mind.
(b) The soul.
(c) The Spinx.
(d) Tydeus.

7. Scout describes all of the following, in the beginning of part 3, to Eteocles except:
(a) Each of the enemy generals.
(b) The emblem on the enemy general's shield.
(c) The type of horses the armies are riding on.
(d) Which gate each enemy general is set to attack.

8. Eteocles reaction was so extreme to whom because of his angry determination to save and protect the city?
(a) His army.
(b) King of Argos.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) The women.

9. Who urges Eteocles not to "take on the violence of your brother?"
(a) Antigone.
(b) Dike.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Ismene.

10. Who is Tydeus?
(a) A giant.
(b) The son of Thebes.
(c) The 1st enemy general.
(d) Eteocles' general.

11. How is Aktor related to Hyperbios?
(a) They are brothers-in-law.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are brothers.

12. Who is nicknamed "Killer of many?"
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Parthenopaios.
(c) Eteoklos.
(d) Polyphontes.

13. How many generals does Eteocle plan to appoint to face their enemies?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

14. Eteocles explains that praying is not the problem of the Chorus, but the way they are praying since they are praying for what?
(a) The safety of themselves.
(b) The safety of Eteocles.
(c) The safety of the children.
(d) The safety of their husbands.

15. Who does Eteocles send to face the third general?
(a) Dikes.
(b) Megareus.
(c) Hippomedon.
(d) Hekate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eteocles vows not to be afraid of Tydeus and does all of the following except:

2. The principle contrast in Part 2 represents traditional male and female differences in the thought about __________.

3. Who represents the voice of reason and faithfulness that Eteocles should have been listening to?

4. "White haired" women, "housewives," and young virgins are all described to be ___________.

5. What literary form does the Chorus use to describe the destruction and violation of the city's moral?

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