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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus, the end of all unbridled speech would bring what?

2. The Chorus suggests that worship is the only ________ ________ to the gods.

3. What is the Axius?

4. Who is the writer of this play?

5. Who is Pentheus's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cadmus argue with Pentheus?

2. Who does Pentheus see when he looks at Dionysus?

3. How do Agave and Cadmus represent the audience?

4. What explanation does Cadmus give for the events of the play?

5. Why is the Chorus mocking Agave?

6. How does the Chorus function as an extension of Dionysus?

7. What is the Chorus denouncing in the first ode?

8. What does Pentheus hope to discover while spying on the women?

9. What is the message of the final scene of the play?

10. What is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of having the women defeat the men in the battle? Support your answer with examples form the play.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the blindness Pentheus suffers and the blindness Tiresius suffers? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe, using examples from the play, what role revenge has in the play and how revenge is portrayed.

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