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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Chorus referring to when they say "earth-born?"
(a) Children.
(b) Mortals.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

2. What place does the Chorus call the "haunt of beasts?"
(a) Earth.
(b) Thames.
(c) Corus.
(d) Nysa.

3. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?
(a) Old meat.
(b) Fresh meat.
(c) Raw meat.
(d) Cooked meat.

4. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?
(a) With the other women.
(b) By herself in her rooms.
(c) Traveling abroad.
(d) In the catacombs.

5. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"
(a) The piano.
(b) The harp.
(c) The banjo.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Semele?

2. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?

3. What kind of relationship did Dionysus's father have with his mother?

4. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.

5. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Chorus similar to the positions of Tiresius and Cadmus?

2. Why is the Chorus celebrating in the fifth ode?

3. How is the worship of Dionysus described in the Parados?

4. What happens when the earthquake occurs?

5. How are the Chorus and Pentheus similar?

6. Where does the violence and death take place during the play?

7. How is Dionysus brought to Pentheus?

8. What is the Chorus looking forward to in the third ode?

9. What about the worship of Dionysus is frightening and revolting to outsiders?

10. What is the reason Dionysus came to Thebes?

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