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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Spinx?
(a) Half-woman, half-goat.
(b) Half-woman, half-lion.
(c) Half-man, half-lion.
(d) Half-man, half-horse.

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

3. What is the name of a group of individual actors speaking with the thoughts, emotions, and reactions of a single character?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The Joker.
(c) The Scout.
(d) The Messenger.

4. Who does Eteocles call upon to fight to protect the land and the city of Thebes?
(a) The children.
(b) The woman.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The man.

5. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ him.
(a) Lie.
(b) Imprision.
(c) Kill.
(d) Blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?

2. Who does the King of Thebes address in the city?

3. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

4. Who is Jocasta?

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

(see the answer key)

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