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