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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 does Polyneices pray to for victory in the duel?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Hera.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

2. What has Dionysus done to the women of Thebes?
(a) Sent them to Troy.
(b) Killed them.
(c) Turned them mad.
(d) Seduced them.

3. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Her brother's arrival.
(b) A wedding.
(c) An upcoming feast day.
(d) A funeral.

4. Who is Antigone's betrothed husband the son of?
(a) Creon.
(b) Menoeceus.
(c) The pedagogue.
(d) Oedipus.

5. Who is Agamemnon's son?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Dioscuri.
(d) Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orestes tells Electra that he's having second thoughts about killing whom?

2. Who calls Dionysus the greatest god, after hearing of the wild women in The Bacchae?

3. Who is the new leader of Thebes at the end of The Phoenician Women?

4. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

5. What does Electra chide her husband for after the messenger has appeared?

(see the answer key)

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