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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. "Electra": What does Orestes drop on the king's head when the king is looking at the entrails?
2. "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?
3. "Trojan Women": The play begins after the fall of what city?
4. "Electra": Where does Orestes plans to ambush the king?
5. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What are the Greek troops waiting for while sitting in port?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Trojan Women": Why has Athena decided to attack her former allies?
2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What dream does Iphigenia have at the beginning of the play?
3. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba tell Menelaus?
4. "The Bacchants": Why has Pentheus jailed several of the bacchants?
5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why are Orestes and Pylades in Taurus?
6. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who is Iphigenia?
7. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Why do the men capture Pylades and Orestes?
8. "Electra": What do Castor and Pollux tell Orestes and Electra?
9. "The Bacchants": Why does Dionysus plot against the Thebans?
10. What are the first spoken lines in "Iphigenia at Aulis"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Based on the plays, do the Ancient Greeks think they can defy the gods or do the Gods rule them? Give at least three examples in support of your position.
Essay Topic 2
According to the information presented in the plays by Euripides, what is the difference between Sparta and Athens? Which does Euripides like better and how do you know this from reading the plays?
Essay Topic 3
Does Euripides believe roles in society are established by convention or by nature? What are three examples from plays that support your answer?
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