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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 story does Pentheus scoff at?

2. How does the servant who brings Dionysus in to Pentheus refer to Dionysus?

3. The Chorus says that sophistry is not what?

4. Because of what happened to the women, the soldier thinks that Dionysus causes what?

5. The Chorus asks Dionysus to lead them places and act as their what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Zeus do with Dionysus when Semele died?

3. Why is the Chorus celebrating in the fifth ode?

4. In the Parados, wildness and holiness are synonymous with what?

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

6. What is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?

7. How is the worship of Dionysus described in the Parados?

8. What is Pentheus's disguise when he leaves the palace?

9. How are the Chorus and Pentheus similar?

10. What does Pentheus hope to discover while spying on the women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the book to support your answer, explain how the main character Dionysus affects the play's structure.

Essay Topic 2

Describe, using examples from the play, what role revenge has in the play and how revenge is portrayed.

Essay Topic 3

How does the play represent the contrast between individual freedoms and societal expectations? Provide examples and evidence to support your answer.

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