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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. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Of what crime does Iphigenia plan to claim the two men are guilty making them unclean?

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": The prophet has said that the lack of wind is the work of what goddess?

3. "Trojan Women": Who joins Poseidon and says she has decided to attack the Greeks?

4. "The Bacchants": What kind of wreaths do the followers of Dionysus wear?

5. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What did Agamemnon do that upsets Achilles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Electra": Why has the peasant not slept with Electra?

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

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

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

6. "Trojan Women": What does Cassandra predict as the fate of Agamemnon?

7. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why are Orestes and Pylades in Taurus?

8. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why do the men capture Pylades and Orestes?

9. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What happens when Iphigenia is sacrificed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For the Ancient Greeks, is there a difference between love and lust? What evidence is presented in the plays to support your position?

Essay Topic 2

How does Euripides characterize the gods? Support your answer with at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is the definition of a stranger, as described in the plays? What is the importance of a stranger? What evidence from the plays can you cite in support of your position?

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