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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?
(a) Maple and pine.
(b) Evergreen and pine.
(c) Oak and pine.
(d) Holly and pine.

2. Why does Pentheus want the women to spin at the loom?
(a) To quiet their drumming.
(b) To honor other gods and goddesses.
(c) To do something with their lives.
(d) To make things for him.

3. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?
(a) Fresh meat.
(b) Old meat.
(c) Raw meat.
(d) Cooked meat.

4. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?
(a) In their homes.
(b) At the river.
(c) Outside the city.
(d) In the temple.

5. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?
(a) Reason.
(b) Fear.
(c) Force.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who honors Dionysus's mother's burial site?

2. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?

3. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, where does he say his home is?

4. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"

5. What is Semele?

(see the answer key)

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