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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 used his lute to gather trees to his ministry?

2. Who are the Bacchae?

3. The Chorus extolls the virtue of simple what?

4. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?

5. What is Semele?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the first messenger report that is in conflict with what the king believes?

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

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

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

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

6. What was the wish Zeus granted Semele?

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

8. What happens when the earthquake occurs?

9. When Cadmus and Tiresius anger Pentheus, what does Pentheus order?

10. How do Dionysus and Pentheus use the women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of having the women defeat the men in the battle? Support your answer with examples form the play.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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