Seven against Thebes Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Seven against Thebes Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plays based on Greek legend usually involve a generation after generation repeating a ______.
(a) Resistance.
(b) Fable.
(c) Story.
(d) Crime.

2. Where does Eteocles go to prepare for war?
(a) The meadow.
(b) Argos.
(c) The caves.
(d) Council Chambers.

3. Whose appearance and description of the armies is a typical device of classical Greek theatre?
(a) The Scout.
(b) The king.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) The blacksmith.

4. The will of the gods are metaphorically represented by _________.
(a) The Earth.
(b) The Ocean.
(c) The Sky.
(d) The Land.

5. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?
(a) A pilgrimage.
(b) An offering.
(c) A eulogy.
(d) A religious festival.

6. Imagery throughout the play is based on ________.
(a) Ships and the Sea.
(b) Sand and Mountains.
(c) Clouds and Birds.
(d) Jungle and Tigers.

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

8. The women of Thebes pray to the gods to remember their faithfulness and protect them so they can continue to do what?
(a) Provide for their family.
(b) Raise children.
(c) Worship.
(d) Work.

9. Laius is regarded as a _______ in the city of Thebes.
(a) Mastermind.
(b) Hero.
(c) Tyrant.
(d) Nobleman.

10. Which of the following is not a fear of the women of Thebes?
(a) Rape.
(b) Death.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Disease.

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

12. The particular legend of "Seven Against Thebes" resembles what other type of legends?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) American.

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

14. Who does Eteocles pray to in the beginning of part 1?
(a) God.
(b) Zeus.
(c) The Scout.
(d) Antigone.

15. Who runs on with news that the seven powerful generals of the attacking army have performed a blood sacrifice?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) A scout.
(d) A blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story that "Seven Against Thebes" is based on is part of their background as a ____________.

2. What does Eteocles compare his position to?

3. Who does Eteocles call upon to fight to protect the land and the city of Thebes?

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

5. What is another name for the Scout?

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