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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. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?

2. The Chorus says that sophistry is not what?

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

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

5. According to the Chorus, the end of all unbridled speech would bring what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is being denounced in the second choral ode?

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

4. Why has Pentheus come to rely on Dionysus for his disguise?

5. What was the wish Zeus granted Semele?

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

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

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

9. How are the Chorus and Pentheus similar?

10. In the third ode what thoughts does the Chorus express about divine power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What evidence does the play give in support of the following statement: To ignore the divine is folly.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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