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

2. In what city-state is The Bacchae set?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Argos.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

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

4. Who is Electra married to?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) A poor farmer.

5. Who tells Laius NOT to father a child?
(a) Teiresius.
(b) The Dioscuri.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Oracles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Electra say was NOT properly buried?

2. Who does Electra send her husband to go find when the strangers enter the cottage?

3. Who is now preparing for a battle to the death, according to the messenger after the battle in The Phoenician Women?

4. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

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

(see the answer key)

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