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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 has the greater army in the war in The Phoenician Women?
(a) The Argives.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Hellene.
(d) The Trojans.

2. Who does Eteocles pray to for victory in the duel?
(a) Hera.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pallas.
(d) Ares.

3. Who does Zeus strike down from the gate with lightning in the battle of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Capaneus.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Creon.

4. Who is the new leader of Thebes at the end of The Phoenician Women?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Creon.

5. Dionysus offers to lead Pentheus where?
(a) To the villagers.
(b) To the heavens.
(c) To the gates.
(d) To the women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eteocles tells Creon that Polyneices will do what?

2. Who is Pentheus' mother?

3. Who calls Dionysus the greatest god, after hearing of the wild women in The Bacchae?

4. Who does Eteocles ask Creon to speak to of the coming war?

5. Pentheus has heard of a trickster from where, claiming that Dionysus is a god?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the central setting of The Bacchae?

2. Who commits the most noble act in The Phoenician Women?

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

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

5. What is the principle character trait of Pentheus? How does he express this?

6. Why has Dionysis come to Thebes in The Bacchae?

7. What is the last straw which unleashes Dionysus' wrath on Pentheus?

8. How does Pentheus react to Dionysus' miracles?

9. What does Eteocles initially tell Creon in their meeting?

10. What is Jocasta's fate in the end of The Phoenician Women?

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