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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?
(a) A bear growling in anger.
(b) A horse ready for battle.
(c) A lion breating flame.
(d) A dragon with teeth snapping.

4. Who brings the news that Pentheus is dead?
(a) The second messenger.
(b) The third messenger.
(c) The fifth messenger.
(d) The fourth messenger.

5. When the Chorus says, "'Tis a noble enterprise to dabble the hand in the blood of a son till it drips," how are they speaking?
(a) Truthfully.
(b) Ironically.
(c) Harshly.
(d) Happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Chorus says, "Will this white-foot e'er join the night long dance," who is the white-foot they are referring to?

2. How many gates does Pentheus say Thebes has?

3. How did Pentheus die?

4. Pentheus says that "women must not be mastered" by what?

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

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