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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. Who is Hera?

2. Who is the Chorus referring to when they say "earth-born?"

3. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?

4. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?

5. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the thyrsus?

2. Why does the Chorus take Dionysus's side?

3. What is Euripides suggesting by having the Chorus take Dionysus's side?

4. What has happened to Dionysus and Pentheus during the fourth ode?

5. How is Dionysus able to use Pentheus's feelings as a trap?

6. Who does the cult think they are following?

7. What did Agave do to Pentheus?

8. What is the Chorus looking forward to in the third ode?

9. What is the Chorus extolling in the first ode?

10. What does the second messenger report?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is foreshadowing? Using examples from the book, describe at least two examples of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the natural world in the play? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

If you had to choose one word to describe Dionysus, what word would it be? Why did you choose that word? Present at least three choices and pick the strongest choice as your decision.

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