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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?
(a) A head.
(b) A thigh.
(c) An arm.
(d) A stomach.

2. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?
(a) The people giving money to the cult.
(b) All his followers.
(c) The leader of the cult.
(d) The women.

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

4. Cadmus tells Pentheus that if he would call Dionysus a god, it would do what?
(a) Honor the whole family.
(b) Calm the women.
(c) Stop his desire for revenge.
(d) Prevent disaster.

5. Tiresius says that failing to give honor where honor is due is what?
(a) Real madness.
(b) A shame.
(c) Inviting revenge.
(d) A folly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?

2. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?

3. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?

4. What is Semele?

5. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?

(see the answer key)

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