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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?
(a) It would rule all nations.
(b) It would be infested.
(c) It would be destroyed.
(d) It would be safe.

2. Who kills Oedipus' adopted father in the Background section of the play?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Laius.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Jocasta.

3. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?
(a) Praising each other.
(b) Losing contact with each other.
(c) Kill each other.
(d) Growing old together.

4. Any citizen in the _____ would know the story, or myth, that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on.
(a) World.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Audience.
(d) Play.

5. What does Laius do to baby Oedipus after hearing the Oracle foretell Oedipus' future?
(a) He cursed the baby.
(b) He blinded the baby.
(c) He injured the baby's feet.
(d) He killed the baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

2. The theme of these legends also states that the after-effects can last for generations, which means it's better to listen to the will of __________.

3. Where does Polyneices go to marry a princess?

4. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?

5. Who is the King of Thebes in the beginning of the Background?

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