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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 200-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Pylades.

2. Who is exiled at the end of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Teiresius.
(b) Menoeceus.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Creon.

3. When Oedipus learns the truth about his background, what does he do?
(a) Leaves Thebes.
(b) Kills himself.
(c) Divorces his wife.
(d) Gouges out his eyes.

4. Of the wild women of The Bacchae, who hears the cows and wakes the other women up?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Agave.
(c) Ios.
(d) Autone.

5. How many children does Oedipus have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cadmus' grandson?

2. In The Phoenician Women, who has been living in Argos and marries a woman there?

3. Who does Electra tell her husband the messengers are from?

4. What does Electra ask her husband to get for them?

5. Who does Polyneices pray to for victory in the duel?

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