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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who exclaims, "Their breasts exposed to the conqueror's view?"
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) King of Argos.
(d) Polyneices.

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

5. Who says, "When they are brave, they are insolent and intolerable, and when they are frightened, they are rash and dangerous?"
(a) Eteocles' soldiers.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Polyneices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second general that says that he will destroy the city whether it is the gods' will or not?

2. What symbol is on Amphiaraos' shield?

3. Who does Eteocles promise to put in prison if they do not obey him and bravely face the danger of war?

4. The Chorus formally pray to Zeus and the other gods, asking them _____________.

5. What is the name of the fire-breathing monster on the 4th general's shield?

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