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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?
(a) Outside the city.
(b) At the river.
(c) In their homes.
(d) In the temple.

2. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?
(a) Not believing in divinity.
(b) Not living the life of bliss.
(c) Not treating guests as family.
(d) Not caring about the feasts.

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

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

5. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Mars.
(d) Cronos.

6. Who says, "By this name, O Baccic god, I now proclaim thee to Thebes?"
(a) Hera.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) Semele.
(d) The Chorus.

7. The Chorus asks Dionysus to lead them places and act as their what?
(a) Kingly guide.
(b) Celestial guide.
(c) Godly guide.
(d) Divine guide.

8. The Chorus says that Cyprus is the isle of what goddess?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Fate.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Persephone.

9. What is the point the Chorus makes in their second ode?
(a) Praising Pentheus.
(b) Mocking Pentheus.
(c) Denouncing Pentheus.
(d) Honoring Pentheus.

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

11. Cadmus tells Pentheus that if he would call Dionysus a god, it would do what?
(a) Calm the women.
(b) Stop his desire for revenge.
(c) Honor the whole family.
(d) Prevent disaster.

12. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?
(a) Simple clothes.
(b) Robes of purple.
(c) Leaves and branches.
(d) Animal skins.

13. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?
(a) The Soldier.
(b) The Messenger.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Dionysus.

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

15. This Chorus's point of view is that Dionysus is what?
(a) Divine.
(b) Subtle.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Mortal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing?

2. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?

3. Who used his lute to gather trees to his ministry?

4. Who is Hera?

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

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