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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?
(a) Apologizing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Repenting.

2. "The Bacchants": What did the women use to rip apart the cattle?
(a) Swords.
(b) Their hands.
(c) Their necklaces.
(d) Their shoes.

3. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

4. "Ion": Who tries to get Creusa to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) The servant.
(b) The slave.
(c) The handmaiden.
(d) The retainer.

5. "Trojan Women": The play begins after the fall of what city?
(a) Athens.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Troy.
(d) Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Once they are on the ship, what does the sea do?

3. "The Bacchants": What kind of wreaths do the followers of Dionysus wear?

4. "The Bacchants": What did the women use to get the blood from the cattle off themselves?

5. "Medea": Who is Medea?

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