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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?
(a) Robes of purple.
(b) Animal skins.
(c) Leaves and branches.
(d) Simple clothes.

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

3. If you aim too high, and miss the pleasures within your reach, the Chorus would consider you a what?
(a) Madman and philospher.
(b) Madman and rich.
(c) Madman and fool.
(d) Madman and idiot.

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

5. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?
(a) A sword.
(b) A frustus.
(c) A spear.
(d) A thyrsus.

6. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who brings what?
(a) Beer.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Hops.
(d) Wine.

7. According to the Chorus, who is Dirce's father?
(a) Archelogious.
(b) Amegianos.
(c) Achelous.
(d) Athenosus.

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

9. Pentheus accuses Tiresius of supporting Dionysus for what reasons?
(a) Selfish reasons.
(b) Hurtful reasons.
(c) Dishonest reasons.
(d) Misguided reasons.

10. Pentheus is disturbed by the conversation with Cadmus and Tiresius and orders the destruction of Tiresius's what?
(a) Temple.
(b) Stable.
(c) Home.
(d) Seat.

11. This Chorus's point of view is that Dionysus is what?
(a) Mortal.
(b) Divine.
(c) Subtle.
(d) Sweet.

12. Who used his lute to gather trees to his ministry?
(a) Orpheus.
(b) Othello.
(c) Odyssyus.
(d) Oedepus.

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

14. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"
(a) Urals.
(b) Olympus.
(c) Sacchern.
(d) Tmolus.

15. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?
(a) Their childish behavior.
(b) Their prayerful behavior.
(c) Their sexual behavior.
(d) Their honest behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Bacchae?

2. What is the point the Chorus makes in their second ode?

3. Which foreign river is never fed by rain, according to the Chorus?

4. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?

5. The Chorus extolls the virtue of simple what?

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