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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who will be the first person to "mark" Pentheus?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) HIs aunt.
(d) His daughter.

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

3. What characterizes Pentheus's mother's knowledge about her actions to her son, according to the Chorus in the fifth ode?
(a) She has forgotten she killed her son.
(b) She is unaware she killed her son.
(c) She doesn't care that she has killed her son.
(d) She knows she killed her son.

4. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Semele.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Tiberius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?

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

3. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?

4. When Pentheus leaves the palace, what is he dressed as?

5. The power of the gods, according to the Chorus, corrects the mortal what?

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