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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. Where does Orestes' party find Aegisthus?
(a) Walking in a meadow.
(b) By the fortress.
(c) On the war field.
(d) At the palace.

2. Orestes fears being tried for what?
(a) Matricide.
(b) Patricide.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

3. Who did Zeus hide Dionysus from as a child?
(a) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Semele.

4. Who has been gossiping that Dionysus is NOT the son of Zeus?
(a) Agave's mother.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Semele's sisters.
(d) Orpheus.

5. Who adamantly does NOT worship Dionysus in The Bacchae?
(a) Agave.
(b) Ino.
(c) Semele.
(d) Pentheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the founder of Thebes?

2. Who is Cadmus' grandson?

3. When Orestes returns in the end of Electra, what does he offer his sister to do with what she pleases?

4. Who is the current ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae?

5. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?

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