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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": The king has heard that Thessalians are master butchers of what?

2. "Electra": Who is Orestes' father?

3. "Electra": Where does Orestes plans to ambush the king?

4. "Iphigenia at Aulis": If Agamemnon calls off the sacrifice, who will do it?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess appears and prevents the king from killing Iphigenia and Orestes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What happens when Iphigenia is sacrificed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the role of myth for the Ancient Greeks? How does this role play a part in each play?

Essay Topic 3

What do the Ancient Greeks think of the role of women? What are at least three examples that support your conclusions?

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