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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship is Pentheus to Dionysus?

2. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?

3. According to the Chorus, who dwells on Cyprus?

4. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?

5. What story does Pentheus scoff at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Agave unaware she has murdered her own son?

2. Why is the Chorus calling for justice in the fourth ode?

3. What was the wish Zeus granted Semele?

4. Why does Cadmus argue with Pentheus?

5. How are the Chorus and Pentheus similar?

6. What, according to the dialogue between Pentheus and Dionysus, is not open for negotiation?

7. Who composes the Chorus?

8. How does Dionysus turn the king's anger at him into contentment?

9. Who does Dionysus intend to vindicate by coming to Thebes?

10. When Hera found out about the love affair between Zeus and Semele, what did Semele question?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is animal imagery used in the play? Provide at least three examples of animal imagery and what they represents.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the blindness Pentheus suffers and the blindness Tiresius suffers? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What does Pentheus symbolize and how does he symbolize it? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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