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

2. Who is Antigone's betrothed husband the son of?
(a) Menoeceus.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) The pedagogue.
(d) Creon.

3. Who is Pentheus' mother?
(a) Ino.
(b) Agave.
(c) Autonoe.
(d) Semele.

4. Who calls Dionysus the greatest god, after hearing of the wild women in The Bacchae?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Corphaeus.
(d) Agave.

5. Instead of Dionysus, what is in the stable that is to be Dionysus' prison?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Lion.
(c) Horse.
(d) Bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears when one of the wild women strikes a rock with a stick in The Bacchae?

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

3. In The Bacchae, the chorus sings that ______ men are punished by the gods.

4. Who makes up the chorus in The Bacchae?

5. What has Dionysus done to the women of Thebes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the herdsman's tale of the wild women foretell in The Bacchae?

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

6. Why has Dionysis come to Thebes in The Bacchae?

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

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

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

10. Who is the superior military strategist between Eteocles and Creon? Why?

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