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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Electra": Electra begins with the speech of a peasant from where?

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

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who does Agamemnon claim will rise up against him if he does not sacrifice Iphigenia?

4. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Cassandra go?

5. "Electra": Orestes asks the Electra's peasant husband to go find someone he remembers. Who is the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What dream does Iphigenia have at the beginning of the play?

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

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

4. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba upset about Agamemnon taking Cassandra?

5. "Electra": What is the plan the tutor and Orestes make to kill Aegisthus?

6. "Electra": Why has Aegisthus married Electra to a peasant?

7. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Why does Agamemnon try to tell his daughter not to come to the camp?

8. "The Bacchants": What does the stranger convince Pentheus to do after he hears the tale from the herdsman?

9. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is Iphigenia?

10. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Why does Achilles vow to defend Iphigenia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the emotions of anger, greed, and resentment motivate the characters in Euripides' plays? Give at least two examples of each emotion as motivation from different plays.

Essay Topic 2

According to the information presented in the plays by Euripides, what is the difference between Sparta and Athens? Which does Euripides like better and how do you know this from reading the plays?

Essay Topic 3

Does Euripides believe roles in society are established by convention or by nature? What are three examples from plays that support your answer?

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