The Bacchae Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Bacchae Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Persia.
(d) England.

2. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) Priest.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Ruler.
(d) King.

3. According to the Chorus, who dwells on Cyprus?
(a) The tempting gods.
(b) The lust gods.
(c) The alluring gods.
(d) The love gods.

4. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Soldier.

5. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?
(a) Oak and pine.
(b) Evergreen and pine.
(c) Holly and pine.
(d) Maple and pine.

6. What relationship is Pentheus to Dionysus?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Half-brother.
(c) Nephew.
(d) Brother.

7. Dionysus wants to punish people in Thebes for what?
(a) Not having a temple for him.
(b) Not honoring him at their festivals.
(c) Not giving tributes to him.
(d) Not worshiping him as a god.

8. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?
(a) Smoke.
(b) A vine.
(c) A tree.
(d) A mountain.

9. What kind of relationship did Dionysus's father have with his mother?
(a) A ritual.
(b) An affair.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A fling.

10. How does the servant who brings Dionysus in to Pentheus refer to Dionysus?
(a) As prey.
(b) As a man.
(c) As a king.
(d) As a slave.

11. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Praising.
(c) Scandalous.
(d) Frightful.

12. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Snakes.

13. What story does Pentheus scoff at?
(a) Dionysus's travels.
(b) Dionysus's birth.
(c) Dionysus's prophet.
(d) Dionysus's life.

14. The Chorus, in the Parodos, describes the joy of worship with what?
(a) Self-possession.
(b) Self-interest.
(c) Abandon.
(d) Restraint.

15. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?
(a) With fear.
(b) With anger.
(c) With pity.
(d) With rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pentheus want the women to spin at the loom?

2. Why is the soldier ashamed to bring Dionysus to Pentheus?

3. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?

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

5. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing?

(see the answer keys)

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