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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?
(a) Happy.
(b) Holy.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Peverse.

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

3. When the first messenger describes how the women slept, what word does he use?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Sexually.
(c) Capriciousness.
(d) Modestly.

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

5. What emotion is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?
(a) Lust.
(b) Piety.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supposed to be inspired by the Chorus's fourth ode?

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

3. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?

4. How many suns does Pentheus see when he comes out in his disguise?

5. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?

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