The Sophocles Quiz
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This quiz test to see how well you paid attention to this website. Better not fail :).
Questions and Answers
- 1.Where was Sophocles born?
- A.
Attica
- B.
Athens
- C.
Thebes
- D.
Colonus
- 2.Oedipus is the about Sophocles last days alive.
- A.
At Thebes
- B.
Rex
- C.
The King
- D.
At Colonus
- 3.In which one of Sophocles plays does Hercules die?
- A.
Trachiniae
- B.
Hercules Last Day
- C.
Ajax
- D.
Philoctetes
- E.
None of the Above
- 4.Who is Electra's father?
- A.
Odysseus
- B.
Sophocles
- C.
Creon
- D.
Agamemnon
- 5.When he was a boy Sophocles was , which enabled him to learn the arts.
- A.
A minstrel's son
- B.
Wealthy
- C.
Poor
- D.
In love with his professor
- 6.What were two new aspects to Greek drama that Sophocles introduced in his plays?
- A.
Two actors and the chorus
- B.
The chorus and scenery
- C.
Two actors and scenery
- D.
Three actors and the chorus
- E.
Three actors and scenery
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