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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Pentheus.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Semele.

2. A happy man, according to the Chorus, is one who from day to day has his life what?
(a) Follow tradition.
(b) Full of surprises.
(c) Reach new levels.
(d) Blest.

3. How does the Chorus think that a mortal man should "live out his day and night?"
(a) In happiness and lust.
(b) In prayer and song.
(c) In sadness and sorrow.
(d) In purity and holiness.

4. When the Chorus says, "Will this white-foot e'er join the night long dance," who is the white-foot they are referring to?
(a) Tiberius.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Pentheus.

5. What is Hellas?
(a) Greece.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A temple in Delphi.
(d) The after-life.

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

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

8. According to the Chorus, who will be the first person to "mark" Pentheus?
(a) His sister.
(b) HIs aunt.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His mother.

9. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?
(a) The wild women.
(b) The happy souls of wine.
(c) The daughters of Cadmus.
(d) The daughters of Dionysus.

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

11. Where is Pentheus's mother "hastening" to according to the Chorus?
(a) The valley.
(b) The house.
(c) The plains.
(d) The river.

12. When the Chorus says that there are a "myriad of hopes for all the myriad minds," what does myriad mean?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Specific.
(c) Many.
(d) Thoughtful.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many suns does Pentheus see when he comes out in his disguise?

2. The first messenger reports that when they tried to bring Pentheus's mother back from the group of women, the women went mad and destroyed what?

3. What emotion is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?

4. What is Thebes?

5. When Pentheus leaves the palace, what is he dressed as?

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