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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 179-200.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose daughter is Polyneices married?
(a) Electra.
(b) Adrastus.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Antigone.

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

3. Eteocles decrees anyone who buries his brother in Thebes be what?
(a) Killed.
(b) Fined.
(c) Exiled.
(d) Imprisoned.

4. What kind of knife does Orestes ask for to butcher the animal?
(a) Arteman.
(b) Dorian.
(c) Andrean.
(d) Phthian.

5. What is Aegisthus preparing to offer the goddess Nymphs in Electra?
(a) A slaughtered dragon.
(b) A slaughtered virgin.
(c) A slaughtered lamb.
(d) A slaughtered bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?

2. The herders try to ambush who to bring her back to Pentheus?

3. Who does Aegisthus want to kill for fear of revenge?

4. Who kills the dragon that Ares has fathered?

5. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?

(see the answer key)

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