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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Background.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Polyneices go to marry a princess?
(a) The Spinx.
(b) Greece.
(c) Argos.
(d) The Oracle.
2. What are the two plays leading up to "Seven Against Thebes" named?
(a) Laius and Oedipus.
(b) Ismene and Antigone.
(c) The Oracle and The Spinx.
(d) Polyneices and Eteocles.
3. What is the name of Laius' son?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Pelops.
(c) Antigone .
(d) Eteocles.
4. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?
(a) A religious festival.
(b) An offering.
(c) A eulogy.
(d) A pilgrimage.
5. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?
(a) Roman.
(b) American.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Greek.
Short Answer Questions
1. Plays based on Greek legend tend to be very _____.
2. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?
3. The theme of these legends is that giving in to human passion creates _________.
4. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.
5. After Oedipus' death, who rules the city of Thebes?
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