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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hera?
(a) Zeus's mother.
(b) Zeus's wife.
(c) Zeus's sister.
(d) Zeus's mistress.

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

3. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing?
(a) Sheep skins.
(b) Deer skins.
(c) Cow skins.
(d) Fawn skins.

4. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?
(a) A mountain.
(b) Smoke.
(c) A tree.
(d) A vine.

5. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?
(a) Fear.
(b) Force.
(c) Logic.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the soldier when he brings Dionysus, what happened to the women in their prison?

2. Dionysus has taken what form so he can punish people?

3. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?

4. The Chorus suggests that worship is the only ________ ________ to the gods.

5. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to Dionysus and Pentheus during the fourth ode?

3. Where does the violence and death take place during the play?

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

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

6. Why is the Chorus calling for justice in the fourth ode?

7. What is the secret that Dionysus reveals to the audience in the Prologue but not to the other characters?

8. What is the Parodos?

9. What is the message of the final scene of the play?

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

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