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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 Pentheus' mother?

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

3. Eteocles decrees anyone who buries his brother in Thebes be what?

4. On what mountain are the wild women performing miracles in The Bacchae?

5. What god does the chorus bemoan in the last half of The Phoenician Women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Antigone's fate at the end of The Phoenician Women?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the act of war in the face of justification in The Phoenician Women. Is justification cause for war? Are the two main characters justified in destroying their homeland? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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