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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 is Pentheus' mother?
(a) Agave.
(b) Semele.
(c) Ino.
(d) Autonoe.

2. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Ares.
(d) The Nymphs.

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

4. Who kills Agamemnon?
(a) Orestes and Electra.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
(d) Antigone.

5. Who does the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?
(a) Antigone and Aegisthus.
(b) Electra and Orestes.
(c) Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the messenger tell Creon is dead near the end of The Phoenician Women?

2. What is the notable structure seen in the setting of The Bacchae?

3. What is the scene set before in The Phoenician Women?

4. What appears when one of the wild women strikes a rock with a stick in The Bacchae?

5. Where does The Phoenician Women take place?

(see the answer key)

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