10 Plays Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

10 Plays Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?
(a) The gifts.
(b) The sacrifices.
(c) The priestesses.
(d) The idol.

2. "The Bacchants": What is the name of the special staff that followers of Dionysus carry?
(a) Furrius.
(b) Rhysus.
(c) Staveus.
(d) Thyrsus.

3. "The Bacchants": Who has not respected his Bacchic rites?
(a) The Corinthians.
(b) The Athenians.
(c) The Thebans.
(d) The Dorians.

4. "Trojan Women": To whom is Helen married?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Jason.

5. "The Bacchants": How does Pentheus disguise himself to go view the rites on the hill?
(a) As a commoner.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a herdsman.
(d) As a shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who stole Helen?

2. "The Bacchants": When Pentheus is told not to blaspheme the gods, what emotion does he feel?

3. "Trojan Women": The goddess has decided to attack her former allies, the Greeks, because they have done violence to whom?

4. "Electra": Electra begins with the speech of a peasant from where?

5. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Hecuba go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why are Orestes and Pylades in Taurus?

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

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

6. "The Bacchants": What do Cadmus and Tiresias discuss on their way to the bacchanal celebration?

7. "Electra": What do Castor and Pollux tell Orestes and Electra?

8. What are the first spoken lines in "Iphigenia at Aulis"?

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

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

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