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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia at Aulis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Electra": Who tells Orestes and Electra what the future has in store for them?
(a) Callun and Pyres.
(b) The gods.
(c) The oracle.
(d) Castor and Pollux.

2. "Electra": What does the king want the entrails of the animal for?
(a) Reading his fortune.
(b) Decoration.
(c) Eating.
(d) A sign he made a sacrifice.

3. "The Bacchants": Who leads the attack on Pentheus?
(a) Agrippa.
(b) Alicia.
(c) Alluna.
(d) Agave.

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

5. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?
(a) They have to teach children.
(b) They have to live as mothers to children.
(c) They have to live with men.
(d) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Bacchants": What did the women use to rip apart the cattle?

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who does Agamemnon claim will rise up against him if he does not sacrifice Iphigenia?

3. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where will Iphigenia take the two men to clean them and help them escape?

5. "The Bacchants": What is Pentheus's role?

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