Aeschylus's Oresteia used the mythic history of the House of Atreus as a backstory. Among the crimes committed by the family members of Atreus, one of the most heinous was the deliberate act of incest committed by_______________ with his own daughter.Group of answer choicesAtreusAgamemnonThyestesPelops

Aeschylus's last play in his Oresteia trilogy (the Eumenides)  might be considered as an ancient forerunner to the television show _________________.Group of answer choicesLaw & OrderHow I Met Your MotherThe Good Wifethe Simpsons

Heracles' mortal death derives from a horrific encounter his second wife had with_____________________.Group of answer choicesThe Nemean lionThe centaur ChironThe centaur NessusCerberus

During the Trojan war___________ tried to distract Zeus's attention away from the war in order to affect the outcome.Group of answer choicesAtheneHeraAphroditeThetis

The work of Aeschylus reflected confidence in ancient Athens in part due to_________.Group of answer choicesStricter controls of society by the militaryThe widespread acceptance of equality for allthe Greek's victory over the PersiansAthen's defeat of Sparta

In the narrative of the play Antigone, the events of the play are preceded by a conflict between___________.Group of answer choicesMacedonia and ThebesAntigone's uncle and his sonOedipus's two sonsOedipus and his brother-in-law Creon