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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. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, where does he say his home is?
(a) Persia.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Athens.
(d) Lythecare.

2. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?
(a) Festivals.
(b) Dances.
(c) Parties.
(d) Feasts.

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

4. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.
(a) Woman, man.
(b) Rich, poor.
(c) Slave, master.
(d) Adult, child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If you aim too high, and miss the pleasures within your reach, the Chorus would consider you a what?

2. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?

3. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"

4. Pentheus accuses Tiresius of supporting Dionysus for what reasons?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Dionysus able to use Pentheus's feelings as a trap?

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

5. How is Dionysus brought to Pentheus?

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

7. How do Agave and Cadmus represent the audience?

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

9. What is the reason Dionysus came to Thebes?

10. In the Parados, wildness and holiness are synonymous with what?

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