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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 Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?
(a) Electra.
(b) The farmer.
(c) The old man.
(d) Aegisthus.

2. Dionysus leads Pentheus away, saying that who will bring him back in her arms?
(a) Athena.
(b) Himself.
(c) Agave.
(d) Ios.

3. What does Dionysus strike down with lightning?
(a) The fortress.
(b) The trees.
(c) The city.
(d) The palace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dionysus appear when he enters?

2. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

3. To whose daughter is Polyneices married?

4. Whose life does the chorus bemoan before the battle in The Phoenician Women?

5. What is reported that the women tore apart with bare hands in The Bacchae?

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