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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 155-179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orestes tells Electra that he's having second thoughts about killing whom?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?
(a) Barley.
(b) Water.
(c) Rice.
(d) Wine.

3. Who is Cadmus' grandson?
(a) Teiresius.
(b) Semele.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Coryphaeus.

4. Who does Teiresius say must die to save Thebes?
(a) Hermeos.
(b) Creon.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Menoeceus.

5. What kind of blade does Orestes use to skin the animal with Aegisthus?
(a) Trojan.
(b) Artemen.
(c) Curmean.
(d) Dorian.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Antigone planned to wed?

2. Electra condemns all men who confuse what with power?

3. For what does Aegisthus offer Orestes party water?

4. Who did Zeus hide Dionysus from as a child?

5. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus he is going to make a sacrifice for?

(see the answer key)

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