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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells Iphigenia that there are two strangers in their land?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Locals.
(c) Priests.
(d) Herdsmen.

2. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) She is asleep.

3. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Make a sacrifice.
(b) Pay money.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing a song.

4. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?
(a) Waging war.
(b) Playing the lyre.
(c) Birth.
(d) Rape.

5. "The Bacchants": When Pentheus is told not to blaspheme the gods, what emotion does he feel?
(a) Anger.
(b) Peace.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What does Iphigenia feel as she prepares to perform the sacrifice?

3. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

4. "The Bacchants": What is the name of the special staff that followers of Dionysus carry?

5. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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