The Bacchae | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

This section contains 180 multiple choice questions about The Bacchae. Multiple choice questions test a student's recall and understanding of the text. Use these questions for chapter quizzes, homework assignments or tests. Jump to the quiz/homework section for the multiple choice worksheets.

Multiple Choice - Prologue

1. Who is Dionysus's father?
a) Pluto.
b) Apollo.
c) Zeus.
d) Mars.

2. What is Semele?
a) A spirit.
b) A nymph.
c) A mortal.
d) A goddess.

3. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?
a) The audience.
b) His father.
c) His mother.
d) Mortals.

4. Dionysus has taken what form so he can punish people?
a) A pheonix.
b) A minotaur.
c) A human.
d) A monster.

5. Dionysus wants to punish people in Thebes for what?
a) Not worshiping him as a god.
b) Not honoring him at their festivals.
c) Not having a temple for...
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