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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bacchae, pages 179-200.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose daughter is Polyneices married?
(a) Adrastus.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Electra.

2. How does Eteocles suggest they attack the opposing army?
(a) At dusk.
(b) At noon.
(c) At night.
(d) At dawn.

3. Who appears in the heavens at the end of Electra?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Dioscuri.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Dionysus.

4. Who is Antigone's betrothed husband the son of?
(a) Menoeceus.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) The pedagogue.
(d) Creon.

5. By what is Orestes recognized?
(a) A scar.
(b) A freckle.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?

2. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?

3. Who did Zeus hide Dionysus from as a child?

4. Who welcomes Dionysus after he escapes the stable?

5. What does Electra's husband chastise her for doing in the beginning of Electra?

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