Euripides V Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Euripides V Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who makes up the chorus in The Bacchae?

2. Who does the messenger tell Creon is dead near the end of The Phoenician Women?

3. Who has the greater army in the war in The Phoenician Women?

4. Who is Pentheus' mother?

5. Who calls Dionysus the greatest god, after hearing of the wild women in The Bacchae?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the character of Teiresias? Describe this character.

2. What does the herdsman's tale of the wild women foretell in The Bacchae?

3. Who is the superior military strategist between Eteocles and Creon? Why?

4. In the case of his death, what does Eteocles ask of Creon?

5. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

6. Why has Dionysis come to Thebes in The Bacchae?

7. What natural occurrences does Dionysus bring upon Thebes? How does he use this to affect Pentheus?

8. What is Jocasta's fate in the end of The Phoenician Women?

9. Why do the Argives retreat in the battle with the Thebians?

10. Who is the central character of The Bacchae? How is he dressed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the protagonist of The Bacchae. What is different about this protagonist as opposed to the protagonists in the previous two plays? What are his objectives and actions in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of the chorus in Electra. Who are they made up of? Who do they side with during the action? In what ways do they perform?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the exposition of The Phoenician Women. What is the story of Oedipus and his reign in Thebes? What has led up to the events which take place in the play?

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