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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 new leader of Thebes at the end of The Phoenician Women?

2. Who did Zeus hide Dionysus from as a child?

3. Whose life does the chorus bemoan before the battle in The Phoenician Women?

4. Who does Creon tell Eteocles has captured an opposing soldier?

5. Of the wild women of The Bacchae, who hears the cows and wakes the other women up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

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

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

4. How does Dionysus illustrate that Pentheus is responsible for his own fate?

5. What is the principle character trait of Pentheus? How does he express this?

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

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

8. What is Pentheus' fatal flaw? How does this cause his downfall?

9. What is the central setting of The Bacchae?

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

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 2

Discuss the protagonist of The Bacchae. What is different about this protagonist as opposed to the protagonists in the previous two plays? What are his objectives and actions in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the exposition provided by Dionysus in the beginning of The Bacchae. What has this character come here to do? Why?

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