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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Athens.
(c) Cithaeron.
(d) Cucluos.

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

3. What does the Chorus refer to as the "sure pledge of death" for Pentheus?
(a) Holding the fair golden chalice.
(b) Holding the fair Bacchic wand.
(c) Holding the fair crown of leaves.
(d) Holding the fair serpent girdle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who will be the first person to "mark" Pentheus?

2. What is the Chorus celebrating in the fifth ode?

3. What streams did the messenger cross once outside of Thebes?

4. What reason did Dionysus give to the women when he ordered them to take their vengeance on Pentheus?

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

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