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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who ripped the tree out of the ground?
(a) The women.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) A bull.
(d) Pentheus' sister.

4. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?
(a) Peverse.
(b) Holy.
(c) Happy.
(d) Righteous.

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Pentheus leaves the palace, what is he dressed as?
(a) A commoner.
(b) A bacchant.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A shepherd.

11. When the first messenger describes how the women slept, what word does he use?
(a) Modestly.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Sexually.
(d) Capriciousness.

12. What emotion is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?
(a) Piety.
(b) Lust.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Rage.

13. 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) Never.
(d) When it is in the interests of the gods.

14. In what kind of strain does the Chorus want to "exalt their Bacchic god?"
(a) Acapella strain.
(b) Harmonious strain.
(c) Melodious strain.
(d) Choral strain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pentheus "fall fainting?"

2. What is the Chorus celebrating in the fifth ode?

3. The Chorus says that although divine power is slow, it will punish who?

4. How does Dionysus promise Pentheus he will return to the city?

5. How does the Chorus characterize Pentheus's intent to meddle with the rites of Dionysus?

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