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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Pentheus holding is his right hand?
(a) A crown.
(b) A wine bottle.
(c) A sword.
(d) A thyrsus.
2. Who ripped the tree out of the ground?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) The women.
(c) A bull.
(d) Pentheus' sister.
3. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A heart of stone.
(b) A sourrowful heart.
(c) A wicked heart.
(d) A hardened heart.
4. Where is Pentheus's mother "hastening" to according to the Chorus?
(a) The plains.
(b) The river.
(c) The valley.
(d) The house.
5. What does the Chorus predict that Agave will say Pentheus was born from?
(a) A lioness.
(b) A mare.
(c) A she-cow.
(d) A tigress.
6. What streams did the messenger cross once outside of Thebes?
(a) Asopus.
(b) Glopus.
(c) Diasopus.
(d) Trianaopus.
7. The Chorus says that although divine power is slow, it will punish who?
(a) The false gods.
(b) All people.
(c) The misguided.
(d) The arrogant.
8. When he could not see the women well, what did Pentheus do?
(a) Complain.
(b) Sing.
(c) Sigh.
(d) Leave.
9. During the third ode, the Chorus looks forward to what?
(a) Pentheus's homage to Dionysus.
(b) Dionysus's reconciliation with his family.
(c) Pentheus's success.
(d) Dionysus's revenge.
10. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?
(a) Peverse.
(b) Happy.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Holy.
11. The power of the gods, according to the Chorus, corrects the mortal what?
(a) Wrongs.
(b) Wisemen.
(c) Women.
(d) Wights.
12. Where did Dionysus place Pentheus so he could get a better look?
(a) A hillside.
(b) A tree.
(c) A rock.
(d) A cave.
13. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?
(a) He fears Pentheus's rage.
(b) He doesn't know the truth.
(c) He didn't see anything.
(d) He fears Pentheus's delight.
14. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?
(a) Cow.
(b) Horse.
(c) Fawn.
(d) Dolphin.
15. A happy man, according to the Chorus, is one who from day to day has his life what?
(a) Blest.
(b) Reach new levels.
(c) Full of surprises.
(d) Follow tradition.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
2. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?
3. According to the Chorus, when is it right to override the laws of custom?
4. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?
5. How does Dionysus tell Pentheus to "step out" while he is in disguise?
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