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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "Iphigenia at Aulis": How does Iphigenia go to the altar?
(a) Bound.
(b) Unhappily.
(c) Willingly.
(d) Carried.
2. "The Bacchants": Under whose rule did the people not respected the Bacchic rites?
(a) Clevus.
(b) Carterus.
(c) Creon.
(d) Cadmus.
3. "Electra": Who tells Orestes and Electra what the future has in store for them?
(a) The gods.
(b) Castor and Pollux.
(c) The oracle.
(d) Callun and Pyres.
4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?
(a) The gifts.
(b) The idol.
(c) The sacrifices.
(d) The priestesses.
5. "Trojan Women": Hecuba laments the death of whom?
(a) Her goddess.
(b) Her country.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her family.
6. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba bury with her grandson?
(a) Hector's helmet.
(b) Hector's sword.
(c) Hector's armor.
(d) Hector's shield.
7. "The Bacchants": What do Tiresias and the king want to do at the bacchanal celebration?
(a) Talk.
(b) Drink.
(c) Watch.
(d) Dance.
8. "Trojan Women": Who joins Poseidon and says she has decided to attack the Greeks?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.
9. "Trojan Women": To whom is Helen married?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Jason.
(d) Menelaus.
10. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess does Iphigenia serve?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Artemis.
11. "Electra": The king has heard that Thessalians are master butchers of what?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Sheep.
12. "Trojan Women": What is Poseidon the god of?
(a) The sea.
(b) The air.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.
13. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells the king of Iphigenia's deceit?
(a) A herdsman.
(b) A messenger.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A sailor.
14. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where will Iphigenia take the two men to clean them and help them escape?
(a) The lake.
(b) The river.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The ocean.
15. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess appears and prevents the king from killing Iphigenia and Orestes?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Electra": What does Orestes do as his mother comes to Electra's house?
2. "Trojan Women": What is the name of Andromache's young son?
3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": The prophet has said that the lack of wind is the work of what goddess?
4. "The Bacchants": What is Tiresias's main characteristic?
5. "Electra": Whom did Electra's mother help to kill?
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