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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. Who has been gossiping that Dionysus is NOT the son of Zeus?
(a) Semele's sisters.
(b) Agave's mother.
(c) Cadmus.
(d) Orpheus.

2. Who does Orestes pretend to be when he meets his sister?
(a) A messenger.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A king.
(d) A farmer.

3. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Aegisthus.

4. Who makes up the chorus in The Bacchae?
(a) The Trojan Bacchae.
(b) The Armenian Bacchae.
(c) The Asian Bacchae.
(d) The Argive Bacchae.

5. How does Dionysus appear when he enters?
(a) As a woman.
(b) As a bull.
(c) As a man.
(d) As a god.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dionysus says that Pentheus must dress how to avoid being killed by the celebrants?

2. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?

3. Who does Electra explain to her guests the servant is?

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

5. What is the opening scene of Electra?

(see the answer key)

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