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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 attacks with spears, but is fought off by the Thebian army in The Phoenician Women?

2. Who does Zeus strike down from the gate with lightning in the battle of The Phoenician Women?

3. After the battle in The Phoenician Women, who enters, crying for his son's death?

4. Where has Dionysus been traveling to gather followers?

5. Dionysus is the god of ____ and fertility.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

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

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

7. What is the central setting of The Bacchae?

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

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

10. Which way do the gods lean in the battle between Thebes and the Argives? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "Wealth and Poverty" as it applies to the play Electra. How does this theme drive the action of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the plot line of the play, Electra. What actions are taken to create the "Rising Action," "Climax," "Falling Action," and "Resolution"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the details of the exposition in Electra from the opening speeches.

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