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

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Where does Agamemnon put his family when they arrive?

4. "Trojan Women": To whom is Helen married?

5. "Electra": How is Electra going to lure her mother out to her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first spoken lines in "Iphigenia at Aulis"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. "The Bacchants": Why has Pentheus jailed several of the bacchants?

10. "Trojan Women": What does Cassandra tell Hecuba after her prediction about Agamemnon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a chorus? How does Euripides use the chorus? Cite as many examples from the plays as you can in support of your position.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the examples provided in the play, what is the distinction made between following the rules and averting tragedy? How is this related to the distinction between nature and convention?

Essay Topic 3

What are three types of irony and how does Euripides use them in his plays? Give at least one example for each type of irony.

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