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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Bacchants": What is Pentheus's role?
(a) King of Thebes.
(b) King of Macedonia.
(c) King of Sparta.
(d) King of Declean.

2. "Electra": When did Orestes and his friend Pylades flee from Aegisthus?
(a) A short time ago.
(b) Long ago.
(c) A season ago.
(d) A few moons ago.

3. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Athens.
(b) Princess of Sparta.
(c) Princess of Troy.
(d) Princess of Delphi.

4. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Aleceadis.
(c) Gransten.
(d) Troezen.

5. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The priestess.
(c) The handmaiden.
(d) The servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What do the Taurians perform for their goddess?

3. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?

4. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?

5. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?

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