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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the third general described as leading a cavalry of horses, which makes an arrogant, inhuman noise?
(a) Amphiaraos.
(b) Eteoklos.
(c) Kapaneus.
(d) Typhon.

3. The Chorus formally pray to Zeus and the other gods, asking them _____________.
(a) Who is going to win the battle.
(b) Who is going to be the new king.
(c) Where they should go if the city is destroyed.
(d) How should the army fight.

4. Who vows to either kill Eteocles or drive him into exile?
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Tydeus.
(d) Parthenopaios.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "When they are brave, they are insolent and intolerable, and when they are frightened, they are rash and dangerous?"

2. What symbol is on Amphiaraos' shield?

3. What is on Kapaneus' shield?

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

5. Who prays to the gods to guide and inspire Eteocles' generals to victory?

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