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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?
(a) The beasts of the field.
(b) The wilderness.
(c) A fallen foe.
(d) Other men.

2. When DIonysus says, "Thy change of mind compels thy praise," with what tone does he say those words?
(a) Mockingly.
(b) Happily.
(c) Praisingly.
(d) Honestly.

3. The Chorus says that although their triumph is glorious, it ends in what?
(a) Sadness and tears.
(b) Fright and madness.
(c) Sorrow and pleading.
(d) Pleasure and pain.

4. What does Pentheus hope to do when he leaves the palace in disguise?
(a) Spy on the women.
(b) Retrieve his mother.
(c) Find Dionysus.
(d) Leave the city.

5. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?
(a) A bull.
(b) A horse.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A deer.

6. How did Pentheus die?
(a) Violently.
(b) Peacefully.
(c) Happily.
(d) Accidentily.

7. What is Pentheus holding is his right hand?
(a) A crown.
(b) A thyrsus.
(c) A sword.
(d) A wine bottle.

8. What is Thebes?
(a) A region.
(b) A city-state.
(c) A country.
(d) A state.

9. The Chorus compares being happy to escaping what, from the sea?
(a) The waves.
(b) The sharks.
(c) The traps.
(d) The undertow.

10. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Athens.
(c) Cucluos.
(d) Cithaeron.

11. The Chorus shares the belief of Tiresius and Cadmus that to honor the divine is what?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) Only for the rich.
(c) Common sense.
(d) A tradition.

12. How does Dionysus promise Pentheus he will return to the city?
(a) Wiser in the ways of the gods.
(b) With much riches.
(c) In the arms of his mother.
(d) Dead.

13. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?
(a) A column of flame.
(b) A darkness.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A cloud.

14. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A hardened heart.
(b) A sourrowful heart.
(c) A heart of stone.
(d) A wicked heart.

15. Why did Pentheus "fall fainting?"
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He was exhausted.
(c) He was made to do so by the gods.
(d) He was overwhelmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pentheus's mother not recognize him?

2. During the third ode, the Chorus looks forward to what?

3. Where did Dionysus place Pentheus so he could get a better look?

4. According to the messenger, what has Pentheus's mother won?

5. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?

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