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1 trivia quiz  Oedipal Complexes coolicon
So you fancy yourself an expert on Greek theater? How much do you know about the first and last plays of Sophocles' Oedipus cycle, "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone"? Try this and see just how much you know!
 Average 10Q
213 plays
 Jan 01 08
SciFiChica
2 trivia quiz  The Oedipus Plays icon
A quiz covering all three plays: "Oedipus the King", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
 Average 10Q
453 plays
 Dec 24 05
daniel_floyd
3 trivia quiz  "Antigone" icon
I thought that I would hate this play when my English class read it, but ended up loving it!
 Average 10Q
288 plays
 Dec 02 07
regenbogen
4 trivia quiz  Quiz on the Greek Tragedy "Antigone" by Sophocles icon
For those people who had to read this in Lit. class, this is for you. contains spoilers!
 Average 10Q
192 plays
 May 07 08
ABBARox123
5 trivia quiz  Oedipus icon
A quiz about the man that married his mother.
 Average 15Q
813 plays
 Oct 11 04
Sithspawn
6 trivia quiz  Sophocles' Philoctetes
This quiz is based on Sophocles' Philoctetes. All spelling based on the translation.
 Difficult 5Q
168 plays
 Aug 16 01
JCSon gold
7 trivia quiz  Sophocles' Ajax icon
Here is a short multiple choice quiz derived from Sophocles' Ajax. Good luck to you!
 Difficult 5Q
246 plays
 Jul 31 00
JCSon gold

Some sample questions from this category:

* Who was the father of Ajax?
* Menelaus was the king of what region?
* Who was the prophet that warned of certain death once Ajax left his house and went abroad?
* Whose sword had Ajax taken...the same sword by which he died?
* Who was the warder that was to care for the son of Ajax and Tecmessa?
* How many years had Philoctetes been stranded on the island of Lemnos?
* What city was the birthplace of Neoptolemus?
* Who was the father of Philoctetes?
* Who was the brave old friend of Pylos that Philoctetes inquired of?
* Who was the man 'of little worth but shrewd of tongue and clever' that Philoctetes inquired after?

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