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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": How is Creusa supposed to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) With a sword.
(b) With poison.
(c) With an accident.
(d) With a horse.

2. "Electra": What does the king want the entrails of the animal for?
(a) Reading his fortune.
(b) Eating.
(c) A sign he made a sacrifice.
(d) Decoration.

3. "The Bacchants": What did the women use to get the blood from the cattle off themselves?
(a) Wine.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Water.
(d) Moonlight.

4. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is not her own.
(b) That it is shameful.
(c) That it is impossible.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. "The Bacchants": What kind of wreaths do the followers of Dionysus wear?
(a) Twig.
(b) Olive branch.
(c) Floral.
(d) Ivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells Iphigenia that there are two strangers in their land?

2. "The Bacchants": How does Pentheus disguise himself to go view the rites on the hill?

3. "Electra": Where does Orestes plans to ambush the king?

4. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?

5. "Trojan Women": What activities are heard during the opening scene?

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