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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Chorus say led Pentheus to his doom?
(a) A centaur.
(b) A man.
(c) A bull.
(d) A nymph.

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

3. The first messenger reports that when they tried to bring Pentheus's mother back from the group of women, the women went mad and destroyed what?
(a) A town of men.
(b) A herd of sheep.
(c) A herd of cattle.
(d) A flock of birds.

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

5. What streams did the messenger cross once outside of Thebes?
(a) Trianaopus.
(b) Glopus.
(c) Diasopus.
(d) Asopus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?

2. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?

3. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?

4. When the first messenger describes how the women slept, what word does he use?

5. How does the Chorus function, in relation to Dionysus, in the fifth ode?

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