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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Chorus predict that Agave will say Pentheus was born from?
(a) A she-cow.
(b) A tigress.
(c) A lioness.
(d) A mare.

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

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

7. 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) Thoughtful.
(d) Many.

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

9. 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) Thebes.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Pentheus.

10. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?
(a) He fears Pentheus's rage.
(b) He didn't see anything.
(c) He fears Pentheus's delight.
(d) He doesn't know the truth.

11. 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.

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

13. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?
(a) A bear growling in anger.
(b) A horse ready for battle.
(c) A dragon with teeth snapping.
(d) A lion breating flame.

14. What do the women tie around their waists, according to the first messenger?
(a) Ribbons.
(b) Twine.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Snakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?

2. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus starts their fourth ode?

3. How does the Chorus describe Pentheus's mother's looks in the fifth ode?

4. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?

5. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?

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