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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": Where at the temple does Hermes place the baby?
(a) At the steps.
(b) At the table.
(c) At the statue.
(d) At the altar.

2. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?
(a) At the house.
(b) At the temple.
(c) At the cliffs.
(d) On the road.

3. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
(a) Creon's manservant.
(b) Jason.
(c) The general.
(d) Creon.

4. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The servant.
(b) The handmaiden.
(c) The nurse.
(d) The priestess.

5. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Food.
(c) Garlands.
(d) Incense.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Apollo orders Hermes to go to Athens. Where is he to bring the baby boy?

2. "Andromache": Who sends a messenger to warn Neoptolemos?

3. "Trojan Women": The play begins after the fall of what city?

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

5. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?

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