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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. "The Bacchants": Under whose rule did the people not respected the Bacchic rites?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Iphigenia's father tell her she was going to marry?

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

4. "The Bacchants": What is the clothing of followers of Dionysus?

5. "The Bacchants": Who leads the attack on Pentheus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. "Trojan Women": Why is Hecuba enraged about being Odysseus's slave?

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

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

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

7. "Iphigenia among Taurians": How does Iphigenia get the idol to the ship?

8. "The Bacchants": What does the stranger convince Pentheus to do after he hears the tale from the herdsman?

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

10. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Why does Agamemnon try to tell his daughter not to come to the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the examples provided in the play, what is the distinction made between following the rules and averting tragedy? How is this related to the distinction between nature and convention?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between justice and injustice as described in the plays? Cite three examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between Greeks and barbarians? Why is this difference important in the plays? Give at least three examples in support of your answer.

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