- 1. Sophocles was a playwright from which ancient civilization?
A) Roman
B) Egyptian
C) Babylonian
D) Greek
- 2. Which festival did Sophocles receive his first victory at?
A) Panathenaia
B) City Dionysia
C) Thesmophoria
D) Lenaia
- 3. Which tragedy by Sophocles is about the downfall of Oedipus?
A) Oedipus Rex
B) Ajax
C) Antigone
D) Electra
- 4. Which king served as a character in one of Sophocles' plays?
A) King Arthur
B) Oedipus
C) King Lear
D) King Solomon
- 5. What was the name of Sophocles' son who also became a playwright?
A) Iophon
B) Euripides
C) Aeschylus
D) Aristophanes
- 6. What is the term for the excessive pride that often leads to a hero's downfall in Greek tragedy?
A) Anagnorisis
B) Nemesis
C) Catharsis
D) Hubris
- 7. Which musical composer wrote an opera based on Sophocles' play 'Oedipus Rex'?
A) Igor Stravinsky
B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C) Ludwig van Beethoven
D) Johann Sebastian Bach
- 8. What is the name of the ancient Greek religious festival where plays were performed in honor of Dionysus?
A) Pythia
B) Dionysia
C) Athenaia
D) Olympia
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