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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Aktor related to Hyperbios?

2. Who is nicknamed "Killer of many?"

3. Who does Eteocles express his disgust with in Part 2 of the play?

4. What literary form does the Chorus use to describe the destruction and violation of the city's moral?

5. Eteocles and the Chorus express themselves through which literary element?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of blindness and bad judgment in the play Seven Against Thebes.

Essay Topic 2

After Eteocles and Polyneices kill each other, it is said that the curse is destroyed and the city of Thebes would prosper again. Why would this be ironic to the Greek audience at that time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the Oracle of Apollo to the relationship between Lauis and Oedipus.

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