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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Dionysus refers to "the seats of Nymphs" and "the place of Pan" what is he referring to?
(a) Trees.
(b) Hills.
(c) Forrests.
(d) Rivers.

4. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?
(a) Wreaths of branches.
(b) Crowns of gold.
(c) Garlands of flowers.
(d) Garlands of leaves.

5. How does Dionysus promise Pentheus he will return to the city?
(a) In the arms of his mother.
(b) With much riches.
(c) Wiser in the ways of the gods.
(d) Dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Pentheus become enraged when questioning his prisoner?

3. The Chorus says that sophistry is not what?

4. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?

5. The Chorus shares the belief of Tiresius and Cadmus that to honor the divine is what?

(see the answer key)

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