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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 not believing in Dionysus.
(c) For mocking their rites.
(d) For trying to bring them home by force.

2. What kind of herd was the first messenger driving when he came upon the women?
(a) Goats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cattle.

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

4. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?
(a) The beasts of the field.
(b) Other men.
(c) A fallen foe.
(d) The wilderness.

5. How does the Chorus function, in relation to Dionysus, in the fifth ode?
(a) As an extension of Dionysus.
(b) As a sister to Dionysus.
(c) As a conscience to Dionysus.
(d) As a distinct being, different from Dionysus.

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

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

8. How does Dionysus tell Pentheus to "step out" while he is in disguise?
(a) Proudly.
(b) Happily, with the air of gladness.
(c) Stealthy lest none should see him.
(d) With his right foot.

9. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A hardened heart.
(b) A wicked heart.
(c) A heart of stone.
(d) A sourrowful heart.

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

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

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

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

14. 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) Pentheus.
(d) Tiberius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Chorus says, "'Tis a noble enterprise to dabble the hand in the blood of a son till it drips," how are they speaking?

2. How many gates does Pentheus say Thebes has?

3. During the third ode, the Chorus looks forward to what?

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

5. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?

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