10 Plays Quiz Questions | Quiz: The Bacchants

Quiz: The Bacchants

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. "The Bacchants": What do Tiresias and the king want to do at the bacchanal celebration?
a) Drink.
b) Watch.
c) Dance.
d) Talk.

2. "The Bacchants": How does Pentheus disguise himself to go view the rites on the hill?
a) As a herdsman.
b) As a shepherd.
c) As a woman.
d) As a commoner.

3. "The Bacchants": What is Pentheus's role?
a) King of Macedonia.
b) King of Declean.
c) King of Sparta.
d) King of Thebes.

4. "The Bacchants": What is the clothing of followers of Dionysus?
a) Deerskins.
b) Sheepskins.
c) Cowhides.
d) Bearskins.

5. "The Bacchants": What is the name of the special staff that followers of Dionysus carry?
a) Furrius.
b) Thyrsus. (read more)