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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 does Creon tell Eteocles has captured an opposing soldier?
(a) Argives.
(b) Trojans.
(c) Athenians.
(d) Thebes.

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

3. Pentheus has heard of a trickster from where, claiming that Dionysus is a god?
(a) Troy.
(b) Argos.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Athens.

4. Who is the blind prophet in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Menoeceus.
(b) The pedagogue.
(c) Cartamus.
(d) Teiresius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dionysus' mother?

2. In what city-state is The Bacchae set?

3. Who is Antigone's betrothed husband the son of?

4. Who is Cadmus' grandson?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the brothers' battle in The Phoenician Women reflect the theme of the play?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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