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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is the king of Thrace?
(a) Tellacius.
(b) Turnus.
(c) Temas.
(d) Thoas.

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

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who is Helen's Greek husband?
(a) Dyometer.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Tallus.
(d) Orephanus.

4. "Electra": Aegisthus married Electra to the peasant so she cannot have what?
(a) His throne.
(b) Riches.
(c) Noble children.
(d) A good life.

5. "Electra": Where is Orestes going to be tried and acquitted?
(a) Thessalia.
(b) Athens.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Bacchants": Under whose rule did the people not respected the Bacchic rites?

2. "Electra": Who tells Electra Aegisthus is successfully murdered?

3. "The Bacchants": What do Tiresias and the king want to do at the bacchanal celebration?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Iphigenia's father tell her she was going to marry?

5. "Trojan Women": The Greeks have assembled the Trojan women who were spared death to become what?

Short Essay Questions

1. "The Bacchants": What do Cadmus and Tiresias discuss on their way to the bacchanal celebration?

2. "The Bacchants": Why has Pentheus jailed several of the bacchants?

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What prophecy has Calchas made?

4. "The Bacchants": What does Agave do after killing Pentheus?

5. "Trojan Women": Why has Athena decided to attack her former allies?

6. "The Bacchants": After the stranger escapes from jail, what tale does the herdsman tell Pentheus?

7. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why does Iphigenia think human sacrifice is practiced in Taurus?

8. "Trojan Women": What does Cassandra tell Hecuba after her prediction about Agamemnon?

9. "Electra": What is the plan the tutor and Orestes make to kill Aegisthus?

10. "Iphigenia at Aulis": How does Agamemnon convince his daughter and wife to come to his camp?

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