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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.
(a) Steadiness.
(b) Calmness.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Stoicness.

2. Who is the writer of this play?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Sophecles.
(c) Plato.
(d) Euripides.

3. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?
(a) A thigh.
(b) A stomach.
(c) An arm.
(d) A head.

4. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?
(a) A fellow king.
(b) A cult follower.
(c) The cult leader.
(d) A god.

5. The Chorus, in the Parodos, describes the joy of worship with what?
(a) Abandon.
(b) Self-interest.
(c) Restraint.
(d) Self-possession.

6. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Frightful.
(c) Scandalous.
(d) Praising.

7. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Ruler.
(c) King.
(d) Priest.

8. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Ivy.

9. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.
(a) Happy.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Sad.
(d) Worshipful.

10. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?
(a) Over-thinking philosophers.
(b) Over-educated men.
(c) Heavy thinkers.
(d) Over-subtle wits.

11. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?
(a) A thyrsus.
(b) A sword.
(c) A spear.
(d) A frustus.

12. Why is the soldier ashamed to bring Dionysus to Pentheus?
(a) Because the soldier doesn't like Pentheus.
(b) Because the soldier believes in Dionysus as a god.
(c) Because he came so willingly.
(d) Because he is an old man.

13. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Youth.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Feasts.

14. What is the Chorus praying for in the second ode?
(a) The release of the women.
(b) The intervention of Zeus.
(c) The release of their cult leader.
(d) The intervention of Dionysus.

15. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Oppilos.
(b) Mt. Olives.
(c) Mt. Olympus.
(d) Mt. Othella.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?

2. In the Chorus's first lines, they believe that a happy man is one who leads what kind of life?

3. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?

4. Tiresius says that failing to give honor where honor is due is what?

5. Cadmus doesn't say whether or not he believes Dionysus is a god, but tells Pentheus that it would be wise of Pentheus to treat Dionysus as what?

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