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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus shares the belief of Tiresius and Cadmus that to honor the divine is what?
(a) Common sense.
(b) A tradition.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) Only for the rich.

2. Why is the soldier ashamed to bring Dionysus to Pentheus?
(a) Because the soldier doesn't like Pentheus.
(b) Because he is an old man.
(c) Because the soldier believes in Dionysus as a god.
(d) Because he came so willingly.

3. Who brings the news that Pentheus is dead?
(a) The fifth messenger.
(b) The fourth messenger.
(c) The second messenger.
(d) The third messenger.

4. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?
(a) Roman Centurion.
(b) Egyptian Spyhnx.
(c) Libyan Gorgon.
(d) Greecian Atlas.

5. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?
(a) A deer.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A bull.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who is Dirce's father?

2. The Chorus says that Dionysus makes his followers laugh away what?

3. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."

4. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?

5. The Chorus extols the virtues of the simple man who lives within what?

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