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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who represents the way that Eteocles has followed his own will which he honors more than he honors the will of the gods?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Amphiaraos.
(c) Parthenopaios.
(d) Kapaneus.

2. Whose appearance and description of the armies is a typical device of classical Greek theatre?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The Scout.
(c) The blacksmith.
(d) The king.

3. The Chorus refers to the attacks against the city of Thebes as _______.
(a) Sand.
(b) Trees.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Waves.

4. The principle contrast in Part 2 is between what two objects?
(a) Tastes.
(b) Animals.
(c) Smell.
(d) Noise.

5. Who says, "The sins of the father [are] visited upon the son?"
(a) The Fury.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Spinx.
(d) The Oracle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Scout?

2. What does Eteocles compare Thebes and its land to?

3. What type of violation is used to describe women being treated like treasures?

4. The imagery in general represents a basic element of the Greek philosophy of ________.

5. Whose shield bears the image of a man climbing a ladder and shouting that not even Ares will knock him off it?

(see the answer key)

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