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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) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

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

3. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus starts their fourth ode?
(a) Tiresius.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Cadmus.
(d) Pentheus.

4. 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.

5. The Chorus extols the virtues of the simple man who lives within what?
(a) The means of his life.
(b) The traditions of his people.
(c) The walls with his family.
(d) The social boundaries.

6. 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) Thebes.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Cadmus.

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

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

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

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 doesn't know the truth.
(c) He didn't see anything.
(d) He fears Pentheus's delight.

11. Who is supposed to be inspired by the Chorus's fourth ode?
(a) The Bacchants.
(b) The nymphs.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Pentheus.

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

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

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

15. How does the Chorus characterize Pentheus's intent to meddle with the rites of Dionysus?
(a) Single intent.
(b) Frantic intent.
(c) Mad intent.
(d) Purposeful intent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ripped Pentheus apart?

2. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?

3. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?

4. 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?

5. According to the messenger, what has Pentheus's mother won?

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