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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Farce.
(c) Sealing.
(d) Gift.

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

4. "Electra": The king has heard that Thessalians are master butchers of what?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

5. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?
(a) A handmaiden.
(b) A maid.
(c) A girl.
(d) A nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Electra": What does Orestes do as his mother comes to Electra's house?

2. "Trojan Women": To what does Cassandra say she will be thrown to after being killed?

3. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?

4. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where will Iphigenia take the two men to clean them and help them escape?

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