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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": Whom did Electra's mother help to kill?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is the king of Thrace?

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Apollo want to stop when he told Orestes and Pylades to take the item from the temple?

4. "The Bacchants": When Pentheus is told not to blaspheme the gods, what emotion does he feel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. "The Bacchants": What does the stranger convince Pentheus to do after he hears the tale from the herdsman?

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

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

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

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

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

9. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why does Iphigenia think human sacrifice is practiced in Taurus?

10. "Electra": Why does the king ask Orestes to kill the bull?

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

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

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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