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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Axius?
(a) A stream.
(b) A river.
(c) A sea.
(d) An ocean.

2. According to the soldier when he brings Dionysus, what happened to the women in their prison?
(a) They are dead.
(b) They are sleeping.
(c) They are free.
(d) They are not eating.

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

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

5. The Chorus says that Dionysus makes his followers laugh away what?
(a) Small things.
(b) Life's troubles.
(c) Dull care.
(d) Differences between them.

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

7. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?
(a) Over-thinking philosophers.
(b) Over-educated men.
(c) Heavy thinkers.
(d) Over-subtle wits.

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

9. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.
(a) Slave, master.
(b) Adult, child.
(c) Woman, man.
(d) Rich, poor.

10. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Mars.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Pluto.

11. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Olives.
(b) Mt. Othella.
(c) Mt. Oppilos.
(d) Mt. Olympus.

12. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?
(a) Not living the life of bliss.
(b) Not caring about the feasts.
(c) Not believing in divinity.
(d) Not treating guests as family.

13. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.
(a) Foolish.
(b) Worshipful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

14. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?
(a) Crowns of gold.
(b) Wreaths of branches.
(c) Garlands of leaves.
(d) Garlands of flowers.

15. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?
(a) Feasts.
(b) Festivals.
(c) Parties.
(d) Dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dionysus says, multiple times, that the god is before Pentheus, what is Pentheus' reaction?

2. The Chorus says that Cyprus is the isle of what goddess?

3. According to the Chorus, who was "sprung of a dragon of old?"

4. Why does Pentheus become enraged when questioning his prisoner?

5. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."

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