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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "unmoved by the sound of snorting horses?"
(a) Megareus.
(b) Polyphontes.
(c) Eteoklos.
(d) Oedipus.

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

3. Who promises to "bring this man [Polyneices] to his harbor, and he shall enjoy his father's city?"
(a) Dike.
(b) Aktor.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Antigone.

4. Who represents Eteocles' stubbornness while his shield represents Eteocles' passions?
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Tydeus.
(c) Eteoklos.
(d) Parthenopaios.

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

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

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

8. According to the Chorus, what are the Gods a source of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Hope.

9. Who states, "if the gods [demand] evil, no man can evade it?"
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) Eteocles.

10. Traditionally, women are more concerned with _________.
(a) Raising the children.
(b) Their appearance.
(c) What happens after the battle.
(d) Their social standing.

11. What term does Eteocles and the Chorus use to describe the city of Thebes?
(a) Material.
(b) Maternal.
(c) Fraternal.
(d) Mental.

12. Eteocles' refusal to respect his agreement with Polyneices indicates his desire to ___________.
(a) Possess and control the city.
(b) Have world domination.
(c) Disown his brother.
(d) Anger his brother.

13. What emblem is on Tydeus' shield?
(a) Hekate.
(b) Spinx.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Fury.

14. Why is Tydeus forbidden to cross the river?
(a) The omens aren't good.
(b) He doesn't have a ship.
(c) It's against his religion.
(d) He can't swim.

15. The Chorus briefly gives in to fear and imagines what will happen to the city if what occurs?
(a) The enemy never shows.
(b) They join the army.
(c) The enemy wins.
(d) The enemy loses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eteocle appoint as the last and head general?

2. Who does Eteocles consider a "loyal and true son of Thebes?"

3. What is on Parthenopaios' shield?

4. Who does Eteocles send to face Tydeus?

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

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