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Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
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1
of 5
What year was Aeschylus born?
1000 BCE
897 BCE
591 BCE
525 BCE
2
of 5
Which of Aeschylus's plays draws on his experience of losing his brother?
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Unbound
Fire Bringer
The Persians
3
of 5
How many of the eighty plays attributed to Aeschylus are available today?
Seven
Fifteen
Forty-three
Eighty
4
of 5
Which of Aeschylus's plays is so different from the others that scholars question its authorship?
Prometheus Bound
The Suppliants
Eumenides
Agamemnon
5
of 5
What is Prometheus Bound often read as calling a rebellion against?
Ptolemaic egypt
An unjust god
The Roman Empire
Greek morality
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