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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 among Taurians": Where does Iphigenia think her brother is when she is going to release one of the men to take a message to him?

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What are the Greek troops waiting for while sitting in port?

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

4. "The Bacchants": What did the women use to get the blood from the cattle off themselves?

5. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba bury with her grandson?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba tell Menelaus?

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

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

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

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

6. "The Bacchants": What do Cadmus and Tiresias discuss on their way to the bacchanal celebration?

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

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

9. "The Bacchants": What does Agave do after killing Pentheus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

How does Euripides characterize the gods? Support your answer with at least three examples.

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