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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 179-200.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What natural disaster does Dionysus call forth in The Bacchae?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A tsunami.

2. What does Dionysus strike down with lightning?
(a) The trees.
(b) The palace.
(c) The city.
(d) The fortress.

3. Who has Agamemnon brought back as a concubine from the war?
(a) Iphegenia.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Antigone.

4. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?
(a) Troy.
(b) Athens.
(c) Argos.
(d) Thebes.

5. For what does Aegisthus offer Orestes party water?
(a) To give to their maidens.
(b) To drink.
(c) To clean meat.
(d) To wash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?

2. Who locks Oedipus in the palace in shame?

3. Who is Pentheus' mother?

4. What is reported that the women tore apart with bare hands in The Bacchae?

5. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?

(see the answer key)

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