How Well You Know Sophocles? Trivia Quiz
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Questions and Answers
- 1.How many plays did Sophocles write?
- A.
100
- B.
123
- C.
132
- D.
120
- 2.Where was Sophocles born?
- A.
Athens
- B.
Sicily
- C.
Colonus
- D.
Salamis
- 3.Which of Sophocles's plays was published after his death?
- A.
Oedipus Rex
- B.
Ajax
- C.
Oedipus Coloneus
- D.
Electra
- 4.How many of Sophocles's plays survived?
- A.
123
- B.
7
- C.
13
- D.
3
- 5.Which of the following plays is not part of three Theban plays?
- A.
Oedipus Rex
- B.
Ajax
- C.
Antigone
- D.
Oedipus Coloneus
- 6.Which of the following styles is represented in Sophocles's surviving works?
- A.
Harsh Expression
- B.
Improved version of Aeschylus
- C.
An exploration of Human Character
- D.
All of the above
- 7.In what military conflict was Sophocles's involved?
- A.
Battle of Salamis
- B.
Battle of Plataea
- C.
Sicilian Expedition
- D.
Battle of Aegospotami
- 8.Which of the following contributions did Sophocles's make to the dramas of the time?
- A.
Added three chorus members and scenery
- B.
Added three chorus members and a new meter
- C.
Added two chorus members and scenery
- D.
Added two chorus members and a new meter
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