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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?

2. Who takes the first year of rule over Thebes, but will not give up the throne when it comes time for his brother to take over?

3. Who locks Oedipus in the palace in shame?

4. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus that he and his party are?

5. For what does Aegisthus offer Orestes party water?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Orestes comment on about riches regarding the farmer? What prompts this?

2. What is the central conflict in The Phoenician Women?

3. What of Electra's demeanor in Part Three builds the tension of the play? What does she feel when she hears word from the messenger?

4. What does the chorus sing of once Orestes and Electra exit in Part Two of Electra?

5. How is Antigone's entrance in The Phoenician Women used as an aid to the audience?

6. What is Electra doing when she first enters the play? What does her farmer chide her for?

7. Who recognizes Orestes?

8. Who are the Phoenician Women? What are their feelings in the play?

9. Describe the dramatic irony in the messenger's speech to Electra in Part Three of the play.

10. What led to Oedipus' downfall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the use of imagery, symbolism, and motif in the play "The Bacchae." Define the terms and give examples of each from the text and what they represent.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of the chorus in Electra. Who are they made up of? Who do they side with during the action? In what ways do they perform?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure and actions which take place in The Phoenician Women. Where is the climax? What takes place in the falling action and resolution of the play?

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