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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia at Aulis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Electra": Who tells Electra Aegisthus is successfully murdered?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A servant.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A guard.

2. "Andromache": Which god does Andromache blame for her current troubles?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hades.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

3. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Make a sacrifice.
(c) Pay money.
(d) Dance.

4. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?
(a) He will not worship her.
(b) He will not talk to her.
(c) He will not build her a temple.
(d) He will not love her.

5. "The Bacchants": What is Tiresias's main characteristic?
(a) Baldness.
(b) Shortness.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Deafness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Electra": Who tells Orestes and Electra what the future has in store for them?

2. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

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

4. "The Bacchants": What do Tiresias and the king want to do at the bacchanal celebration?

5. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?

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