Ancient Greek Plays Quiz

What is the comedy by Aristophanes that centers on the god Dionysus journeying through the underworld?

• The Frogs

• The Birds

• The Clouds

• Lysistrata

Who is the protagonist in the play 'The Clouds' by Aristophanes?

• Strepsiades

• Pheidippides

• Teiresias

• Jocasta

Who becomes the king of Thebes in the play 'Oedipus Rex'?

• Polyneices

• Eteocles

• Creon

• Oedipus

Which play by Socrates focuses on the story of Oedipus' family and the conflict between Polyneices and Eteocles?

• Antigone

• Lysistrata

• The Birds

• The Frogs

Who is the tragedy of 'Seven Against Thebes' by Aeschylus centered around?

• Polyneices and Eteocles

• Oedipus and Jocasta

• Dionysus and Charon

• Lysistrata and Basileia

Who is the protagonist in the play 'Antigone' by Sophocles?

• Antigone

• Creon

• Haemon

• Ismene

What is the tragedy 'Medea' by Euripides centered around?

• The revenge of Medea

• The love story of Jason and Medea

• The conflict between Jason and Creon

• The journey of Medea to the underworld

Which play by Aristophanes is a political satire and a comedy?

• The Wasps

• The Frogs

• The Birds

• The Clouds

Who is the protagonist in the play 'Oedipus at Colonus' by Sophocles?

• Oedipus

• Creon

• Antigone

• Polyneices

What is the tragedy 'The Bacchae' by Euripides centered around?

• The revenge of Dionysus

• The love story of Jason and Medea

• The conflict between Dionysus and Pentheus

• The journey of Dionysus to the underworld