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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?
(a) A frustus.
(b) A thyrsus.
(c) A sword.
(d) A spear.

2. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?
(a) With rage.
(b) With fear.
(c) With anger.
(d) With pity.

3. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?
(a) Persia.
(b) Athens.
(c) England.
(d) Sparta.

4. Pentheus is disturbed by the conversation with Cadmus and Tiresius and orders the destruction of Tiresius's what?
(a) Temple.
(b) Home.
(c) Seat.
(d) Stable.

5. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?
(a) Fresh meat.
(b) Raw meat.
(c) Cooked meat.
(d) Old meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?

2. What place does the Chorus call the "haunt of beasts?"

3. When Dionysus says, multiple times, that the god is before Pentheus, what is Pentheus' reaction?

4. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?

5. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Agave and Cadmus represent the audience?

2. When Hera found out about the love affair between Zeus and Semele, what did Semele question?

3. What does Cadmus do when confronted with Agave carrying Pentheus's head?

4. What happened once Pentheus was in the tree?

5. How does Dionysus turn the king's anger at him into contentment?

6. What are Tiresius and Cadmus feeling when they are getting ready to go worship Dionysus?

7. Why does the Chorus take Dionysus's side?

8. What is the secret that Dionysus reveals to the audience in the Prologue but not to the other characters?

9. What does the first messenger report that is in conflict with what the king believes?

10. What does the second messenger report?

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