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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 155-179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says to the dead Aegisthus that his marriage was godless and filled with evil?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Clytemnestra.

2. Who is the founder of Thebes?
(a) Semele.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Dionysus.

3. Eteocles tells Creon that Polyneices will do what?
(a) Give up.
(b) Take the crown.
(c) Return in a month.
(d) Wage war.

4. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?
(a) Rice.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Barley.

5. How does Eteocles suggest they attack the opposing army?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At dusk.
(c) At noon.
(d) At night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clytemnestra claim's she only avenged whose death?

2. Who comes to inform Electra of the success of Orestes' deed?

3. In what city-state is The Bacchae set?

4. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?

5. How does Dionysus appear when he enters?

(see the answer key)

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