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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Chorus characterize Pentheus's intent to meddle with the rites of Dionysus?
(a) Purposeful intent.
(b) Mad intent.
(c) Single intent.
(d) Frantic intent.

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

3. When he could not see the women well, what did Pentheus do?
(a) Leave.
(b) Sigh.
(c) Complain.
(d) Sing.

4. What is Hellas?
(a) A temple in Delphi.
(b) Greece.
(c) A mountain.
(d) The after-life.

5. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
(a) It is the wrong color.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It doesn't hang evenly.
(d) It is the wrong fabric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?

2. What characterizes Pentheus's mother's knowledge about her actions to her son, according to the Chorus in the fifth ode?

3. Who ripped Pentheus apart?

4. When Dionysus refers to "the seats of Nymphs" and "the place of Pan" what is he referring to?

5. When DIonysus says, "Thy change of mind compels thy praise," with what tone does he say those words?

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