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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Trojan Women": Hecuba laments the death of whom?
(a) Her country.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her goddess.

2. "The Bacchants": How does Pentheus disguise himself to go view the rites on the hill?
(a) As a herdsman.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a shepherd.
(d) As a commoner.

3. "Electra": Whom did Electra's mother help to kill?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her cousin.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess does Iphigenia serve?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Artemis.

5. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?
(a) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.
(b) They have to teach children.
(c) They have to live with men.
(d) They have to live as mothers to children.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?

2. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is the king of Thrace?

4. "Trojan Women": What is the name of Andromache's young son?

5. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Hecuba go?

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