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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells Iphigenia that there are two strangers in their land?
(a) Herdsmen.
(b) Locals.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Priests.

2. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?
(a) Make Hermione his lover.
(b) Offer Hermione as a servant to an oracle.
(c) Make Hermione his slave.
(d) Marry Hermione.

3. "Electra": Who is Orestes' father?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Aeschilles.
(c) Asthendion.
(d) Arestees.

4. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Perseus.

5. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Shame.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells the king of Iphigenia's deceit?

2. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?

3. "Alcestis": Who is confused by Admetus's behavior towards Heracles?

4. "The Bacchants": What is the clothing of followers of Dionysus?

5. "The Bacchants": In the jail, whom does Pentheus question when the women have escaped?

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