View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Creon to see Teiresius?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Menoeceus.
(d) Andromache.

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

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

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

5. Who is the founder of Thebes?
(a) Pentheus.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Semele.
(d) Cadmus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the blind prophet in The Phoenician Women?

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

3. Dionysus leads Pentheus away, saying that who will bring him back in her arms?

4. What natural disaster does Dionysus call forth in The Bacchae?

5. Instead of Dionysus, what is in the stable that is to be Dionysus' prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eteocles initially tell Creon in their meeting?

2. Which way do the gods lean in the battle between Thebes and the Argives? Why?

3. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

4. How does Dionysus illustrate that Pentheus is responsible for his own fate?

5. Who commits the most noble act in The Phoenician Women?

6. Who is the ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae? Describe him.

7. What is Antigone's fate at the end of The Phoenician Women?

8. What is the principle character trait of Pentheus? How does he express this?

9. What is Pentheus' fatal flaw? How does this cause his downfall?

10. How does Creon fight against the fate of the gods?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 758 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample