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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eteocles try to calm the Chorus in Part 2?
(a) He tells them to get out of Thebes.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) He tells them all is well.
(d) He gives them a formal prayer to offer the gods.

2. What is the name of the fire-breathing monster on the 4th general's shield?
(a) Spinx.
(b) Ox.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Typhon.

3. What news does the Scout return to Eteocles with in the beginning of part 3?
(a) The armies have turned away from the gates of Thebes.
(b) The armies are outside the gates of Thebes.
(c) The armies are on their way to the gates of Thebes.
(d) The armies just left the gate of Thebes.

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

5. Who represents the voice of reason and faithfulness that Eteocles should have been listening to?
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Parthenopaios.
(c) Amphiaraos.
(d) Eteoklos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amphiaraos is all of the following except:

2. What symbol is on Amphiaraos' shield?

3. Eteocles reaction was so extreme to whom because of his angry determination to save and protect the city?

4. Who is the oldest and more experienced general in Eteocles' army?

5. Who exclaims, "Their breasts exposed to the conqueror's view?"

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