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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 the chorus sing of, that went with Agamemnon to war?
(a) Dioscuri.
(b) Hera.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Oedipus.

2. Who makes up the chorus in Electra?
(a) Phoenician women.
(b) Thebian peasant women.
(c) Trojan women.
(d) Argive peasant women.

3. Who welcomes Dionysus after he escapes the stable?
(a) Agave.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Coryphaeus.
(d) Medusa.

4. Who is Dionysus' mother?
(a) Agave.
(b) Semele.
(c) Hera.
(d) Artemis.

5. What does Electra have upon hear head when she first enters the play?
(a) A crown.
(b) A wig.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A water jug.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Phoenician Women, who does Ares seek revenge against?

3. Whose army is chased away at the end of the battle in The Phoenician Women?

4. Who retreats when realizing the gods are against him?

5. What is Electra doing when Orestes first sees her?

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