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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Laius do to baby Oedipus after hearing the Oracle foretell Oedipus' future?
(a) He injured the baby's feet.
(b) He killed the baby.
(c) He cursed the baby.
(d) He blinded the baby.
2. Who represents Eteocles' stubbornness while his shield represents Eteocles' passions?
(a) Tydeus.
(b) Parthenopaios.
(c) Eteoklos.
(d) Kapaneus.
3. What is the name of a group of individual actors speaking with the thoughts, emotions, and reactions of a single character?
(a) The Scout.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Joker.
4. Who is "unmoved by the sound of snorting horses?"
(a) Eteoklos.
(b) Polyphontes.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Megareus.
5. To try to escape the will of the gods is considered ___________.
(a) Tough.
(b) Achievable.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Courageous.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?
2. Who are the group of women of Thebes who rushes on in a panic?
3. Who says, "When they are brave, they are insolent and intolerable, and when they are frightened, they are rash and dangerous?"
4. Who represents the voice of reason and faithfulness that Eteocles should have been listening to?
5. What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray about?
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