Seven against Thebes Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 99 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Seven against Thebes Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 99 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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) Serene.
(b) Violent.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Calm.

2. The play "Seven Agaist Thebes" is the third in a _______ of plays.
(a) Trilogy.
(b) Series.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.

3. What is the genre of Seven Against Thebes?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Short-Story.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Melodrama.

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.
(a) Scene.
(b) Moral.
(c) Theme.
(d) Plot.

5. Who solves the Riddle of the Spinx?
(a) Laius.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Polyneices.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the first year, what does Eteocles refused to do?

2. Eteocles is urged to do what by the scout?

3. What does Laius do to baby Oedipus after hearing the Oracle foretell Oedipus' future?

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

5. Seven Against Thebes is structured in what form?

(see the answer key)

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