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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Electra": The king has heard that Thessalians are master butchers of what?
(a) Horses.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Cattle.

2. "Electra": Orestes asks the Electra's peasant husband to go find someone he remembers. Who is the man?
(a) His old manservant.
(b) His old tutor.
(c) His old retainer.
(d) His old bodyguard.

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What lie does Agamemnon tell in order to get Iphigenia to come to be sacrificed?
(a) That she is getting married.
(b) That there is a present for her.
(c) That he needs her as a warrior.
(d) That he is sick.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where does Iphigenia think her brother is when she is going to release one of the men to take a message to him?
(a) Argos.
(b) Hellaus.
(c) Garter.
(d) Troy.

5. "Iphigenia at Aulis": The prophet has said that the lack of wind is the work of what goddess?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hera.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Persephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who is Helen's Greek husband?

2. "The Bacchants": What does Pentheus say are dancing in the countryside?

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who spirited Iphigenia away from the sacrifice?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What rank does Iphigenia hold as a priestess?

5. "Trojan Women": Hecuba laments the death of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Electra": Why does the king ask Orestes to kill the bull?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What dream does Iphigenia have at the beginning of the play?

3. "Trojan Women": What does Cassandra tell Hecuba after her prediction about Agamemnon?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why do the men capture Pylades and Orestes?

5. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba tell Menelaus?

6. "Iphigenia at Aulis": How does Agamemnon convince his daughter and wife to come to his camp?

7. "Electra": Why has Aegisthus married Electra to a peasant?

8. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is Iphigenia?

9. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba upset about Agamemnon taking Cassandra?

10. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What prophecy has Calchas made?

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