The Bacchae Quizzes

The Bacchae Quiz 1

1 Euripides was a citizen of
Athens

Mycenae

Sparta

Troy
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?
fifteenth century, BCE

fifth century, BCE

third century, BCE

second century CE
4 Greek drama could best be described as
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

part of a religious celebration
5 Greek actors wore
nothing

masks

togas

all black and red
6 Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called
Sappho's "maidens"

the Chorus

the Maenads

the nymphs of Artemis
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 comic writer

the most popular of the Greek tragedians

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

the Aphrodesia

the Dionysia

the Athenia
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 Mycenae for Athens, an angry but hopeful man

he left Athens for Macedon, embittered and weary

he went to Syracuse to study a new form of drama, which he helped to refine
11 The Bacchae was first produced
in 441 BCE, making it Euripides earliest victory

when Euripides was at the height of his career

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

posthumously, along with Iphigenia in Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth
12 According to Teiresias, Dionysus is a god of
wine

war

prophecy

all of the above
13 The play takes place in
Sparta

Macedon

Thebes

Athens
14 Dionysus' father is
Zeus

Cadmus

Thor

Apollo
15 Dionysus' mother is
Semele, princess of Thebes and daughter of Cadmus

Agave, princess of Sparta 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

grandson of Cadmus and son of Io

grandson of Cadmus and son of Agave

both cousin of Dionysus and 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 ripped apart by the Bacchae

she was struck by lightning
18 Dionysus has been gathering followers in
South and southwestern Asia

the Far East

Spain and Italy

the wilderness of Northern Europe
19 Dionysus is also known as
Bacchus

Evius

Bromius

All of the above
20 Coryphaeus is
leader of the Maenads

daughter of Semele

daughter of Pentheus

leader of the Chorus
21 Dionysus has returned to Thebes to
get revenge on disbelievers

kill Cadmus

initiate Thebes into his new religion

both get revenge on disbelievers and initiate Thebes into his new religion
22 The Chorus of the play is made up of the
Northern European Bacchae

slave women of the palace

Maenads

Asian Bacchae
23 Teiresias and Cadmus
are the only men to participate in the new religion

are killed by the Maenads

are among the sternest opponents of the new god

try to kill Agave
24 The Maenads are
chaste priestesses from the island of Lesbos

Bacchae in training

the women of Thebes, possessed by the ecstasy of Dionysus

roaming warrior women, enemies of the Amazons
25 When Pentheus sees Cadmus and Teiresias, Pentheus resolves to
oppose it more fiercely than ever

exile Agave

exile Teiresias

join the new religion