The Bacchae Quizzes

The Bacchae Quiz 1

By Eddie Borey · Last reviewed November 25, 2000

1 Euripides was a citizen of

Mycenae

Athens

Sparta

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

the audience

the Chorus

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?

third century, BCE

second century CE

fifteenth century, BCE

fifth century, BCE
4 Greek drama could best be described as

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

part of a religious celebration

stylized, with masks and a Chorus

very naturalistic, with efforts to make the representation as realistic as possible
5 Greek actors wore

togas

all black and red

nothing

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

Sappho's "maidens"

the Chorus
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 Roman Empire

the defeat of the Persian Empire

the invention of a more efficient process for making olive oil

the rise of iron weapons
9 What was the name of the festival in which the tragedies were watched and judged?

the Dionysia

the Athenia

the Aphrodesia

the Apollonia
10 Near the end of Euripides' life,

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

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
11 The Bacchae was first produced

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

posthumously, along with Iphigenia in Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth

when Euripides was at the height of his career

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

Sparta

Macedon

Athens
14 Dionysus' father is

Apollo

Thor

Zeus

Cadmus
15 Dionysus' mother is

Agave, princess of Sparta and daughter of Cadmus

Semele, princess of Thebes and daughter of Cadmus

Agave, princess of Athens and mother of Pentheus

Semele, princess of Macedon and daughter of Acteon
16 Pentheus is

cousin of Dionysus

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

grandson of Cadmus and son of Io

grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave
17 Semele died because

she was devoured by a lion

she feel victim to Theseus' curse

she was struck by lightning

she was ripped apart by the Bacchae
18 Dionysus has been gathering followers in

the wilderness of Northern Europe

the Far East

South and southwestern Asia

Spain and Italy
19 Dionysus is also known as

Bacchus

Evius

Bromius

All of the above
20 Coryphaeus is

daughter of Semele

leader of the Maenads

daughter of Pentheus

leader of the Chorus
21 Dionysus has returned to Thebes to

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

kill Cadmus

get revenge on disbelievers

initiate Thebes into his new religion
22 The Chorus of the play is made up of the

Maenads

Northern European Bacchae

Asian Bacchae

slave women of the palace
23 Teiresias and Cadmus

are the only men to participate in the new religion

are among the sternest opponents of the new god

are killed by the Maenads

try to kill Agave
24 The Maenads are

Bacchae in training

roaming warrior women, enemies of the Amazons

chaste priestesses from the island of Lesbos

the women of Thebes, possessed by the ecstasy of Dionysus
25 When Pentheus sees Cadmus and Teiresias, Pentheus resolves to

join the new religion

exile Teiresias

oppose it more fiercely than ever

exile Agave

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