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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phoenician Women, pages 114-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polyneices, with his last breath, begs for what?
(a) To be buried in Athens.
(b) For his wife to be queen.
(c) To be buried in Thebes.
(d) To be buried in Argos.

2. Who says that good character cannot be judged by riches, poverty or courage?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra.
(c) Pylades.
(d) The farmer.

3. Who is the blind prophet in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Menoeceus.
(b) Cartamus.
(c) Teiresius.
(d) The pedagogue.

4. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?
(a) The kingdom.
(b) A diamond.
(c) Noblehood.
(d) Gold.

5. Who does Electra explain to her guests the servant is?
(a) The one who works for Clytemnestra.
(b) The one who killed Pylades.
(c) The one who saved Orestes.
(d) The one who killed Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recognizes Orestes in the cottage?

2. Who kills the dragon that Ares has fathered?

3. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus he is going to make a sacrifice for?

4. How does Eteocles suggest they attack the opposing army?

5. Where does Agamemnon go to fight?

(see the answer key)

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