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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 155-179.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose death does the chorus sing of in the beginning of The Bacchae?
(a) Dionysus'.
(b) Agave's.
(c) Semele's.
(d) Oedipus'.
2. Who does Electra call unfaithful, attractive to women, but a worthless coward underneath his pretty face?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Pylades.
3. What god does the chorus bemoan in the last half of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Athena.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Juno.
4. Who kills the dragon that Ares has fathered?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Teiresius.
(d) Cadmus.
5. Who comes to inform Electra of the success of Orestes' deed?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Agamemnon's servant.
(c) Orestes' servant.
(d) Agamemon.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the setting for the opening of The Bacchae?
2. Where does Orestes' party find Aegisthus?
3. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?
4. Pentheus has heard of a trickster from where, claiming that Dionysus is a god?
5. What is the notable structure seen in the setting of The Bacchae?
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