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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Pentheus die?
(a) Accidentily.
(b) Happily.
(c) Violently.
(d) Peacefully.

2. Who is the writer of this play?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Sophecles.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

3. When Pentheus leaves the palace, what is he dressed as?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A commoner.
(d) A bacchant.

4. According to the Chorus, who will be the first person to "mark" Pentheus?
(a) His daughter.
(b) HIs aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

5. Why did Pentheus's mother not recognize him?
(a) She was blind.
(b) He was disguised.
(c) Dionysus made her forget.
(d) She was mad.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?

2. What is Semele?

3. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?

4. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?

5. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?

(see the answer key)

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