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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Dionysus been traveling to gather followers?
(a) Asia.
(b) Europe.
(c) Africa.
(d) Atlantis.

2. Who takes a sword and stabs herself in the end of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Creon.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Electra.
(d) Antigone.

3. What does Dionysus strike down with lightning?
(a) The fortress.
(b) The palace.
(c) The city.
(d) The trees.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drops stones from the wall during the battle in The Phoenician Women?

2. In the Phoenician Women, who does Ares seek revenge against?

3. Who does Creon tell Eteocles has captured an opposing soldier?

4. Of the wild women of The Bacchae, who hears the cows and wakes the other women up?

5. Who does the messenger tell Creon is dead near the end of The Phoenician Women?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the character of Teiresias? Describe this character.

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

4. What is Jocasta's fate in the end of The Phoenician Women?

5. In the case of his death, what does Eteocles ask of Creon?

6. How is the battle illuminated in The Phoenician Women?

7. What natural occurrences does Dionysus bring upon Thebes? How does he use this to affect Pentheus?

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

9. Who is the central character of The Bacchae? How is he dressed?

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

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