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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. Who married Electra to her current husband?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Pylades.

2. Who is killed in sacrifice for the Trojan War?
(a) Iphegenia.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Hermia.
(d) Dioscuri.

3. How many gates surround Thebes?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

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

5. Who does Electra say would recognize her brother if he saw him?
(a) Her father's servant.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?

2. What does Electra's husband say that it's improper for Electra to do?

3. Who drops stones from the wall during the battle in The Phoenician Women?

4. After the battle in The Phoenician Women, who enters, crying for his son's death?

5. What does Aegisthus take to predict the future?

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