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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. How many captains does Creon suggest using to ambush the army?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seven.

2. Who has the greater army in the war in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Hellene.
(b) Thebes.
(c) The Trojans.
(d) The Argives.

3. Eteocles tells Creon that Polyneices will do what?
(a) Wage war.
(b) Return in a month.
(c) Take the crown.
(d) Give up.

4. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Clytemnestra.

5. To whom is Antigone planned to wed?
(a) Thesius.
(b) Haemon.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Menoeceus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Dionysus done to the women of Thebes?

2. Who does Electra ask to hide the body of Aegisthus?

3. Who is the founder of Thebes?

4. In the Phoenician Women, who does Ares seek revenge against?

5. Who does Eteocles ask Creon to speak to of the coming war?

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