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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":, Why has Electra's husband not slept with her?
2. "Trojan Women": What happens to the citadel when Hecuba is done burying her grandson?
3. "The Bacchants": When Pentheus is told not to blaspheme the gods, what emotion does he feel?
4. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Whom does Agamemnon need to sacrifice?
5. "Iphigenia at Aulis": When the priest was about to slit Iphigenia's throat, what appeared in her place?
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": What does Cassandra predict as the fate of Agamemnon?
4. What are the first spoken lines in "Iphigenia at Aulis"?
5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is Iphigenia?
6. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why does Iphigenia think human sacrifice is practiced in Taurus?
7. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why do the men capture Pylades and Orestes?
8. "Electra": Why has the peasant not slept with Electra?
9. "Electra": Why does the king ask Orestes to kill the bull?
10. "The Bacchants": What does the stranger convince Pentheus to do after he hears the tale from the herdsman?
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 difference between justice and injustice as described in the plays? Cite three examples in support of your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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