The Bacchae Quizzes

The Bacchae Quiz 1

1 Euripides was a citizen of
Athens

Troy

Sparta

Mycenae
2 Aeschylus' innovation, which led to the birth of Western drama, was the addition of
the third actor, making possible the staging of more complex dramatic situations

the audience

the second actor, making possible the staging of a dramatic story

the Chorus
3 What century was Euripides born in?
fifteenth century, BCE

second century CE

third century, BCE

fifth century, BCE
4 Greek drama could best be described as
part of a religious celebration

very naturalistic, with efforts to make the representation as realistic as possible

both stylized, with masks and a Chorus and part of a religious celebration

stylized, with masks and a Chorus
5 Greek actors wore
all black and red

nothing

togas

masks
6 Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called
the nymphs of Artemis

Sappho's "maidens"

the Chorus

the Maenads
7 During his own lifetime, Euripides was
the most popular of the Greek tragedians

the least popular of the tragedians, but the most popular composer of epics

the least popular of the three great tragedians

the least popular of the tragedians, but the most popular comic writer
8 What historic event solidified Athens' position as a superpower among the Greek city-states?
the defeat of the Persian Empire

the defeat of the Roman Empire

the rise of iron weapons

the invention of a more efficient process for making olive oil
9 What was the name of the festival in which the tragedies were watched and judged?
the Aphrodesia

the Athenia

the Dionysia

the Apollonia
10 Near the end of Euripides' life,
he became the most popular of all the playwrights, finally gaining the recognition he had always craved

he left Athens for Macedon, embittered and weary

he left Mycenae for Athens, an angry but hopeful man

he went to Syracuse to study a new form of drama, which he helped to refine
11 The Bacchae was first produced
posthumously, along with Iphigenia in Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth

when Euripides was at the height of his career

hundreds of years after Euripides' death, and only after having been translated into Latin

in 441 BCE, making it Euripides earliest victory
12 According to Teiresias, Dionysus is a god of
wine

prophecy

war

all of the above
13 The play takes place in
Thebes

Athens

Sparta

Macedon
14 Dionysus' father is
Zeus

Cadmus

Thor

Apollo
15 Dionysus' mother is
Agave, princess of Athens and mother of Pentheus

Agave, princess of Sparta and daughter of Cadmus

Semele, princess of Macedon and daughter of Acteon

Semele, princess of Thebes and daughter of Cadmus
16 Pentheus is
both cousin of Dionysus and grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave

grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave

cousin of Dionysus

grandson of Cadmus and son of Io
17 Semele died because
she was struck by lightning

she feel victim to Theseus' curse

she was ripped apart by the Bacchae

she was devoured by a lion
18 Dionysus has been gathering followers in
the wilderness of Northern Europe

Spain and Italy

the Far East

South and southwestern Asia
19 Dionysus is also known as
Bacchus

Bromius

Evius

All of the above
20 Coryphaeus is
daughter of Pentheus

leader of the Maenads

leader of the Chorus

daughter of Semele
21 Dionysus has returned to Thebes to
get revenge on disbelievers

both get revenge on disbelievers and initiate Thebes into his new religion

initiate Thebes into his new religion

kill Cadmus
22 The Chorus of the play is made up of the
Maenads

Asian Bacchae

Northern European Bacchae

slave women of the palace
23 Teiresias and Cadmus
try to kill Agave

are among the sternest opponents of the new god

are killed by the Maenads

are the only men to participate in the new religion
24 The Maenads are
chaste priestesses from the island of Lesbos

Bacchae in training

roaming warrior women, enemies of the Amazons

the women of Thebes, possessed by the ecstasy of Dionysus
25 When Pentheus sees Cadmus and Teiresias, Pentheus resolves to
oppose it more fiercely than ever

exile Agave

join the new religion

exile Teiresias

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Asked by Markel P #676735

Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/16/2017 9:34 PM

This is the cover of the Dover edition of The Bacchae, which is the version most of you read for class. If this is an ancient Greek drama, why is Elvis Presley on the cover?!?

I'm sorry, this is a short-answer forum designed for text specific questions. There has been a lot of talk about this particular cover, especially in the way Presley resembles Dionysus..... handsome, spellbinding..... a kind of "god" to the young...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/29/2018 8:40 PM

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what are the main themes of the Bacchae, as indicated by the prologue?

Check out the GradeSaver themes page below:

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The Bacchae

by Euripides

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