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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the messenger, what has Pentheus's mother won?
(a) Power.
(b) Tears.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Acceptance.

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

3. 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.

4. Who ripped Pentheus apart?
(a) Helena.
(b) Agave.
(c) Echion.
(d) Cadmus.

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

6. How does Dionysus promise Pentheus he will return to the city?
(a) Wiser in the ways of the gods.
(b) With much riches.
(c) Dead.
(d) In the arms of his mother.

7. During the third ode, the Chorus looks forward to what?
(a) Dionysus's revenge.
(b) Pentheus's success.
(c) Dionysus's reconciliation with his family.
(d) Pentheus's homage to Dionysus.

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

9. When Dionysus refers to "the seats of Nymphs" and "the place of Pan" what is he referring to?
(a) Forrests.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Hills.
(d) Trees.

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

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

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

13. 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 not believing in Dionysus.
(c) For mocking their rites.
(d) For pretending to be a woman.

14. What part of Pentheus is his mother carrying to the city?
(a) His hand.
(b) His head.
(c) His ear.
(d) His leg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pentheus holding is his right hand?

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

3. Who does the Chorus say led Pentheus to his doom?

4. A happy man, according to the Chorus, is one who from day to day has his life what?

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

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