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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many gates does Pentheus say Thebes has?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

2. What happened that released Dionysus from prison?
(a) A jail-break.
(b) A fire.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.

3. According to the Chorus, when is it right to override the laws of custom?
(a) When it is in the interests of the gods.
(b) Never.
(c) When it is in the interests of the people.
(d) On occasion.

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

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

6. The power of the gods, according to the Chorus, corrects the mortal what?
(a) Wrongs.
(b) Women.
(c) Wisemen.
(d) Wights.

7. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?
(a) Fawn.
(b) Cow.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dolphin.

8. What reason did Dionysus give to the women when he ordered them to take their vengeance on Pentheus?
(a) For mocking their rites.
(b) For trying to bring them home by force.
(c) For pretending to be a woman.
(d) For not believing in Dionysus.

9. Why did Pentheus's mother not recognize him?
(a) She was mad.
(b) Dionysus made her forget.
(c) He was disguised.
(d) She was blind.

10. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?
(a) Roman Centurion.
(b) Greecian Atlas.
(c) Egyptian Spyhnx.
(d) Libyan Gorgon.

11. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
(a) It doesn't hang evenly.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It is the wrong color.
(d) It is the wrong fabric.

12. Who brings the news that Pentheus is dead?
(a) The fifth messenger.
(b) The second messenger.
(c) The fourth messenger.
(d) The third messenger.

13. The Chorus says that although divine power is slow, it will punish who?
(a) The misguided.
(b) The arrogant.
(c) The false gods.
(d) All people.

14. What is the Chorus celebrating in the fifth ode?
(a) Dionysus's downfall.
(b) Dionysus's revenge.
(c) Pentheus's downfall.
(d) Pentheus's revenge.

15. Where did Dionysus place Pentheus so he could get a better look?
(a) A cave.
(b) A hillside.
(c) A tree.
(d) A rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?

2. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?

3. What characterizes Pentheus's mother's knowledge about her actions to her son, according to the Chorus in the fifth ode?

4. The Chorus says, "I envy not deep _______."

5. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?

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