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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 does Eteocles suggest they attack the opposing army?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At night.
(c) At noon.
(d) At dusk.

2. What does Aegisthus take to predict the future?
(a) Tea leaves.
(b) A bowl of water.
(c) The bull's innards.
(d) A mirror.

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

4. Who comes to inform Electra of the success of Orestes' deed?
(a) Agamemon.
(b) Agamemnon's servant.
(c) Orestes' servant.
(d) Clytemnestra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes up the chorus in The Bacchae?

2. How many captains does Creon suggest using to ambush the army?

3. Who kills the dragon that Ares has fathered?

4. What is the setting for the opening of The Bacchae?

5. What god does the chorus bemoan in the last half of The Phoenician Women?

(see the answer key)

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