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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. Who is the current ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Creon.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Cadmus.

2. Who is the founder of Thebes?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Semele.
(d) Cadmus.

3. Who accompanies Creon to see Teiresius?
(a) Helen.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Menoeceus.
(d) Andromache.

4. How many captains does Creon suggest using to ambush the army?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seven.

5. After the battle in The Phoenician Women, who enters, crying for his son's death?
(a) Teiresius.
(b) Creon.
(c) Jocasta.
(d) Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new leader of Thebes at the end of The Phoenician Women?

2. How does Eteocles suggest they attack the opposing army?

3. What has Dionysus done to the women of Thebes?

4. What god does the chorus bemoan in the last half of The Phoenician Women?

5. Eteocles decrees anyone who buries his brother in Thebes be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Creon fight against the fate of the gods?

2. In Etecleocle's scene with Creon, how does he seal the fate of the play?

3. What is Pentheus' fatal flaw? How does this cause his downfall?

4. How does the brothers' battle in The Phoenician Women reflect the theme of the play?

5. Who is the character of Teiresias? Describe this character.

6. Which way do the gods lean in the battle between Thebes and the Argives? Why?

7. In the case of his death, what does Eteocles ask of Creon?

8. What is the central setting of The Bacchae?

9. What is Antigone's fate at the end of The Phoenician Women?

10. Who is the ruler of Thebes in The Bacchae? Describe him.

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