Multiple choice

The greatest of the Greek Tragedians

  1. Cyrus

  2. Sappho

  3. Sophocles

  4. Shih-Hwang Ti

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sophocles was one of the three great Greek tragedians (with Aeschylus and Euripides), famous for plays like Oedipus Rex and Antigone. Cyrus was Persian, Sappho was a lyric poet (not tragedian), and Shih-Hwang Ti was Chinese - none were Greek playwrights.