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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appears when one of the wild women strikes a rock with a stick in The Bacchae?
(a) A tree.
(b) A team of leopards.
(c) A spring of water.
(d) A fire.

2. Who does Eteocles ask Creon to speak to of the coming war?
(a) Menoeceus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Teiresius.

3. What appears when one of the wild women of the Bacchae strikes the ground?
(a) Lightning.
(b) A spring of milk.
(c) A spring of wine.
(d) A fire.

4. Pentheus has heard of a trickster from where, claiming that Dionysus is a god?
(a) Argos.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Troy.
(d) Athens.

5. Who has the greater army in the war in The Phoenician Women?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) Hellene.
(c) The Argives.
(d) Thebes.

6. Who retreats when realizing the gods are against him?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Creon.
(d) Adrastus.

7. What is the notable structure seen in the setting of The Bacchae?
(a) A smoking tomb.
(b) A statue.
(c) Dionysus' altar.
(d) Apollo's altar.

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

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

10. Where has Dionysus been traveling to gather followers?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Asia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

11. How many captains does Creon suggest using to ambush the army?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

12. How many gates surround Thebes?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

13. In what city-state is The Bacchae set?
(a) Athens.
(b) Troy.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Argos.

14. What does Menoeceus do during the battle in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Kills Creon.
(b) Sacrifices himself.
(c) Kills Teiresius.
(d) Kills Aegisthus.

15. Who delivers the opening speech of exposition in The Bacchae?
(a) Agave.
(b) The chorus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Semele.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster does Dionysus call forth in The Bacchae?

2. To whom is Antigone planned to wed?

3. Who attacks with spears, but is fought off by the Thebian army in The Phoenician Women?

4. Who goes to stop the duel to the death in The Phoenician Women?

5. Who drops stones from the wall during the battle in The Phoenician Women?

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