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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Dionysus place Pentheus so he could get a better look?
(a) A rock.
(b) A tree.
(c) A cave.
(d) A hillside.
2. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Semele.
(d) Tiberius.
3. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A darkness.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A column of flame.
4. What happened that released Dionysus from prison?
(a) A fire.
(b) A jail-break.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.
5. Why did Pentheus's mother not recognize him?
(a) She was mad.
(b) He was disguised.
(c) Dionysus made her forget.
(d) She was blind.
6. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is the wrong color.
(c) It doesn't hang evenly.
(d) It is the wrong fabric.
7. When the Chorus says that there are a "myriad of hopes for all the myriad minds," what does myriad mean?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Many.
(c) Specific.
(d) Fulfilling.
8. How does the Chorus suggest they chant about the fall of Pentheus?
(a) Loudly.
(b) Carefully.
(c) Merrily.
(d) Happily.
9. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?
(a) A lion breating flame.
(b) A dragon with teeth snapping.
(c) A horse ready for battle.
(d) A bear growling in anger.
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) A tradition.
(d) Only for the rich.
11. The Chorus compares being happy to escaping what, from the sea?
(a) The sharks.
(b) The undertow.
(c) The waves.
(d) The traps.
12. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?
(a) The hills.
(b) The unbelievers.
(c) The flames.
(d) The animals.
13. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?
(a) Holy.
(b) Happy.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Peverse.
14. How does the Chorus think that a mortal man should "live out his day and night?"
(a) In purity and holiness.
(b) In happiness and lust.
(c) In sadness and sorrow.
(d) In prayer and song.
15. How did Pentheus die?
(a) Happily.
(b) Violently.
(c) Accidentily.
(d) Peacefully.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many gates does Pentheus say Thebes has?
2. Who ripped Pentheus apart?
3. The Chorus extols the virtues of the simple man who lives within what?
4. Pentheus says that "women must not be mastered" by what?
5. When he could not see the women well, what did Pentheus do?
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