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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. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.

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

3. The Chorus says that sophistry is not what?

4. According to the Chorus, where did Pentheus put his prisoner?

5. After Cadmus and Tiresius talk to Pentheus, what does the Chorus call Pentheus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Dionysus and Pentheus use the women?

3. What happened once Pentheus was in the tree?

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

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

6. Why does Cadmus argue with Pentheus?

7. What story does the Parados tell?

8. How does the Chorus refer to Pentheus in the fourth ode?

9. What, according to the dialogue between Pentheus and Dionysus, is not open for negotiation?

10. Why does the Chorus take Dionysus's side?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the play compare and contrast the ideas of restraint and reason to unrestrained behavior and emotions? Provide support for your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using specific examples from the book, explain how Dionysus displays his divinity even while in human form. What message do these actions send about the divine?

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