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

2. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Sparta.
(c) The riverside.
(d) Athens.

3. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An attendant.
(c) A friend.
(d) A commoner.

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

5. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?
(a) She does not want her children to go fatherless.
(b) She does not want to live anymore.
(c) She does not want her husband to die.
(d) She does not want the kingdom to suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?

2. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

3. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?

4. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?

5. "Electra": Who did Orestes and Pylades claim to be when the met the king?

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