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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. Who is the current ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae?

2. Who adamantly does NOT worship Dionysus in The Bacchae?

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

4. Who delivers the opening speech of exposition in The Bacchae?

5. When the wild women scratch at the ground, what appears, in The Bacchae?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Etecleocle's scene with Creon, how does he seal the fate of the play?

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

6. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Polyneices and Eteocles in The Phoenician Women. How are these characters related? How are they similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the character, Orestes? What is his relationship to Electra? What has he come to Argos to do? What obstacles does he face along his journey?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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