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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. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What is Iphigenia doing while pleading with Agamemnon not to sacrifice her?

2. "Trojan Women": The play begins after the fall of what city?

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

4. "Trojan Women": To what does Cassandra say she will be thrown to after being killed?

5. "Electra": Electra does not recognize her brother and his friend at first. What does she think they are?

Short Essay Questions

1. "The Bacchants": Why does Dionysus plot against the Thebans?

2. "Trojan Women": What does Cassandra predict as the fate of Agamemnon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. "The Bacchants": After the stranger escapes from jail, what tale does the herdsman tell Pentheus?

10. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba enraged about being Odysseus's slave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Euripides mix tragedy and comedy in his plays? Support your answer with evidence from the plays.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the definition of a stranger, as described in the plays? What is the importance of a stranger? What evidence from the plays can you cite in support of your position?

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