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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess does Iphigenia serve?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

2. "The Bacchants": How does Pentheus disguise himself to go view the rites on the hill?
(a) As a herdsman.
(b) As a shepherd.
(c) As a commoner.
(d) As a woman.

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What are the Greek troops waiting for while sitting in port?
(a) A good omen.
(b) A leader.
(c) Low tide.
(d) Wind.

4. "The Bacchants": Who leads the attack on Pentheus?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Agrippa.
(c) Agave.
(d) Alluna.

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What reason does Iphigenia give to the king for taking an item out of the temple?
(a) To worship with it.
(b) To cleanse it.
(c) To shine it.
(d) For secret rites.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells the king of Iphigenia's deceit?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where does Iphigenia think her brother is when she is going to release one of the men to take a message to him?

3. "The Bacchants": What is Tiresias's main characteristic?

4. "Electra": What does the king want the entrails of the animal for?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What does Iphigenia feel as she prepares to perform the sacrifice?

Short Essay Questions

1. "The Bacchants": What does Agave do after killing Pentheus?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why do the men capture Pylades and Orestes?

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": How does Agamemnon convince his daughter and wife to come to his camp?

4. "Trojan Women": Why has Athena decided to attack her former allies?

5. "Electra": Why has the peasant not slept with Electra?

6. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why does Iphigenia think human sacrifice is practiced in Taurus?

7. "Electra": What do Castor and Pollux tell Orestes and Electra?

8. "Iphigenia among Taurians": How does Iphigenia get the idol to the ship?

9. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What prophecy has Calchas made?

10. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why are Orestes and Pylades in Taurus?

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