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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 Cadmus' grandson?

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

3. Who takes a sword and stabs herself in the end of The Phoenician Women?

4. Who does Polyneices pray to for victory in the duel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the central setting of The Bacchae?

4. What natural occurrences does Dionysus bring upon Thebes? How does he use this to affect Pentheus?

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

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

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

8. Why do the Argives retreat in the battle with the Thebians?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "Fate" in The Phoenician Women. How does this theme attribute to the actions of Polyneices and Eteocles? To Oedipus? To Antigone?

Essay Topic 3

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

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