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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose shield bears the image of a man climbing a ladder and shouting that not even Ares will knock him off it?
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Eteoklos.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Hyperbios.

2. Who represents Eteocles' stubbornness while his shield represents Eteocles' passions?
(a) Kapaneus.
(b) Eteoklos.
(c) Tydeus.
(d) Parthenopaios.

3. Who is the oldest and more experienced general in Eteocles' army?
(a) Dike.
(b) Aktor.
(c) Lasthenes.
(d) Amphiaraos.

4. Who is the young general with an almost feminine beauty but a vicious temper?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Tydeus.
(c) Parthenopaios.
(d) Hyperbios.

5. Who says, "When they are brave, they are insolent and intolerable, and when they are frightened, they are rash and dangerous?"
(a) Eteocles.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Eteocles' soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who states, "if the gods [demand] evil, no man can evade it?"

2. What news does the Scout return to Eteocles with in the beginning of part 3?

3. Amphiaraos is all of the following except:

4. Who prays to the gods to guide and inspire Eteocles' generals to victory?

5. What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray about?

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