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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. In the Chorus's first lines, they believe that a happy man is one who leads what kind of life?
(a) Magestic.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Holy.
(d) Rich.

2. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Olives.
(b) Mt. Othella.
(c) Mt. Oppilos.
(d) Mt. Olympus.

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

4. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?
(a) Garlands of leaves.
(b) Crowns of gold.
(c) Wreaths of branches.
(d) Garlands of flowers.

5. What "enriches with his waters a fair land of steeds?"
(a) The father of sprinklers.
(b) The father of rivers.
(c) The father of irrigation.
(d) The father of streams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?

2. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?

3. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?

4. What does Tiresius suffer from?

5. The Chorus says, "What ______ ______ the earth-born race displays."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is being denounced in the second choral ode?

2. How is Dionysus able to use Pentheus's feelings as a trap?

3. Why is the Chorus calling for justice in the fourth ode?

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

5. How does the Chorus define the simple man?

6. How do Dionysus and Pentheus use the women?

7. How are the Chorus and Pentheus similar?

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

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

10. How is the worship of Dionysus described in the Parados?

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