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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. Electra condemns all men who are what to their wives?
(a) Trusting.
(b) Loving.
(c) Second.
(d) Abusive.

2. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Pylades.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. Who is the current ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae?
(a) Cadmus.
(b) Creon.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Pentheus.

4. In the Phoenician Women, who does Ares seek revenge against?
(a) Creon.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Eteocles.

5. Who objects that their punishment is too cruel to Dionysus at the end of The Bacchae?
(a) Pentheus.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Agave.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who locks Oedipus in the palace in shame?

2. Who comes to inform Electra of the success of Orestes' deed?

3. What god does the chorus bemoan in the last half of The Phoenician Women?

4. How many children does Oedipus have?

5. Whose death does the chorus sing of in the beginning of The Bacchae?

(see the answer key)

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