The Bacchae Quizzes

The Bacchae Quiz 1

1 Euripides was a citizen of
Sparta

Athens

Troy

Mycenae
2 Aeschylus' innovation, which led to the birth of Western drama, was the addition of
the Chorus

the audience

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

the third actor, making possible the staging of more complex dramatic situations
3 What century was Euripides born in?
fifth century, BCE

second century CE

third century, BCE

fifteenth century, BCE
4 Greek drama could best be described as
very naturalistic, with efforts to make the representation as realistic as possible

part of a religious celebration

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

stylized, with masks and a Chorus
5 Greek actors wore
togas

nothing

all black and red

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 Maenads

the nymphs of Artemis

the Chorus

Sappho's "maidens"
7 During his own lifetime, Euripides was
the least popular of the three great tragedians

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

the least popular of the tragedians, but the most popular comic writer

the most popular of the Greek tragedians
8 What historic event solidified Athens' position as a superpower among the Greek city-states?
the rise of iron weapons

the defeat of the Persian Empire

the defeat of the Roman Empire

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 Apollonia

the Dionysia

the Aphrodesia

the Athenia
10 Near the end of Euripides' life,
he left Athens for Macedon, embittered and weary

he became the most popular of all the playwrights, finally gaining the recognition he had always craved

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

in 441 BCE, making it Euripides earliest victory

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

when Euripides was at the height of his career
12 According to Teiresias, Dionysus is a god of
prophecy

war

wine

all of the above
13 The play takes place in
Macedon

Athens

Sparta

Thebes
14 Dionysus' father is
Cadmus

Thor

Zeus

Apollo
15 Dionysus' mother is
Semele, princess of Macedon and daughter of Acteon

Semele, princess of Thebes and daughter of Cadmus

Agave, princess of Sparta and daughter of Cadmus

Agave, princess of Athens and mother of Pentheus
16 Pentheus is
grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave

both cousin of Dionysus and grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave

cousin of Dionysus

grandson of Cadmus and son of Io
17 Semele died because
she feel victim to Theseus' curse

she was struck by lightning

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
Bromius

Evius

Bacchus

All of the above
20 Coryphaeus is
daughter of Pentheus

leader of the Chorus

daughter of Semele

leader of the Maenads
21 Dionysus has returned to Thebes to
kill Cadmus

initiate Thebes into his new religion

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

get revenge on disbelievers
22 The Chorus of the play is made up of the
Maenads

slave women of the palace

Asian Bacchae

Northern European Bacchae
23 Teiresias and Cadmus
are killed by the Maenads

try to kill Agave

are the only men to participate in the new religion

are among the sternest opponents of the new god
24 The Maenads are
Bacchae in training

chaste priestesses from the island of Lesbos

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
exile Agave

exile Teiresias

oppose it more fiercely than ever

join the new religion