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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?
(a) A harvest festival.
(b) A bacchanal rite.
(c) A moon festival.
(d) A religious rite.

2. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?
(a) Birth.
(b) Waging war.
(c) Playing the lyre.
(d) Rape.

3. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Shame.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Remorse.

4. "Electra": Where is Orestes going to be tried and acquitted?
(a) Athens.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Thessalia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Where at the temple does Hermes place the baby?

2. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?

3. "Electra": How is Electra going to lure her mother out to her house?

4. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?

5. "Electra": What does Orestes drop on the king's head when the king is looking at the entrails?

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