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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plays based on Greek legend tend to be very _____.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Violent.
(c) Serene.
(d) Calm.

2. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?
(a) Ismene.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Laius.
(d) Polyneices.

3. What is the name of Laius' son?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Antigone .

4. The Chorus of Women represents ___________.
(a) The city.
(b) The country.
(c) The universe.
(d) The army.

5. Who conspires to kill Oedipus at the end of the Background section?
(a) The Spinx.
(b) Eteocles and Polyneices.
(c) Ismene.
(d) King of Argos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose appearance and description of the armies is a typical device of classical Greek theatre?

2. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve parents and children doing what?

3. The belief system of ancient Greece is that existence depends upon _____, or the will of the gods?

4. To go against the will of the gods, or to make them angry, is to risk destruction. This is considered the _____ of the play.

5. What type of violation is used to describe women seeing their husbands, sons, and brothers killed?

(see the answer key)

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