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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 200-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Oedipus have?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. Who does the messenger tell Creon is dead near the end of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. On what mountain are the wild women performing miracles in The Bacchae?
(a) Mount Hellene.
(b) Mount Olympus.
(c) Mount Cithaeron.
(d) Mount Cyprus.

4. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?
(a) He was born with it.
(b) He was dropped as a child.
(c) Chasing a fawn.
(d) He was shot with an arrow.

5. Who did Zeus hide Dionysus from as a child?
(a) Semele.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dionysus appear in the end of The Bacchae?

2. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?

3. How does Dionysus appear when he enters?

4. Who delivers the opening speech of exposition in The Bacchae?

5. Who does Aegisthus want to kill for fear of revenge?

(see the answer key)

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