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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The power of the gods, according to the Chorus, corrects the mortal what?
(a) Women.
(b) Wisemen.
(c) Wights.
(d) Wrongs.

2. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A hardened heart.
(b) A heart of stone.
(c) A sourrowful heart.
(d) A wicked heart.

3. What does Pentheus hope to do when he leaves the palace in disguise?
(a) Retrieve his mother.
(b) Find Dionysus.
(c) Leave the city.
(d) Spy on the women.

4. What part of Pentheus is his mother carrying to the city?
(a) His leg.
(b) His hand.
(c) His ear.
(d) His head.

5. When DIonysus says, "Thy change of mind compels thy praise," with what tone does he say those words?
(a) Praisingly.
(b) Mockingly.
(c) Happily.
(d) Honestly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women tie around their waists, according to the first messenger?

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

3. Where is Pentheus's mother "hastening" to according to the Chorus?

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

5. How does the Chorus suggest they chant about the fall of Pentheus?

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