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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Electra": Orestes asks the Electra's peasant husband to go find someone he remembers. Who is the man?

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

3. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Cassandra go?

4. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Hecuba go?

5. "The Bacchants": Who leads the attack on Pentheus?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba enraged about being Odysseus's slave?

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Why does Agamemnon try to tell his daughter not to come to the camp?

3. "Electra": What do Castor and Pollux tell Orestes and Electra?

4. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba upset about Agamemnon taking Cassandra?

5. "Electra": Why has Aegisthus married Electra to a peasant?

6. "Iphigenia among Taurians": How does Iphigenia get the idol to the ship?

7. "The Bacchants": What does the stranger convince Pentheus to do after he hears the tale from the herdsman?

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

9. What are the first spoken lines in "Iphigenia at Aulis"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a Deus ex Machina? How does Euripides use it?

Essay Topic 2

Based on the plays, do the Ancient Greeks think they can defy the gods or do the Gods rule them? Give at least three examples in support of your position.

Essay Topic 3

What do the Ancient Greeks think of the role of women? What are at least three examples that support your conclusions?

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