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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Oedipus' crimes are revealed, what happens to Jocasta?
2. What does Eteocles compare his position to?
3. What does Eteocles compare Thebes and its land to?
4. Who solves the Riddle of the Spinx?
5. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Chorus speak of Jocasta in part 4?
2. What is the significance of having statues of the Greek gods physically on set?
3. Which generals' match-up do you feel was the most unfair? Explain.
4. How does the Chorus use their senses to illustrate their fears of the war?
5. Why does Eteocles make the Chorus change the way they pray? What was the Chorus praying about? What does Eteocles suggest the Chorus pray for?
6. Describe the relationship between Eteocles and Polyneices.
7. How is the sense of sound used in part 2?
8. Why would the audience of this play find it ironic that Antigone and Ismene lived in the prospering city of Thebes?
9. What is a dirge? Who says the dirge and for what reason was it used?
10. Give an examples of how imagery is used in part 3 of the play.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of: King Laius, King Oedipus, and King Eteocles.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of fear as presented in the play. Describe the Chorus' fear. Is their fear justified?
Essay Topic 3
Give two examples that exemplify the power of the curse over the characters in the play.
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