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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dionysus raise "twixt heaven and earth" when he spoke from heaven?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A column of flame.
(d) A darkness.

2. What is Pentheus holding is his right hand?
(a) A crown.
(b) A wine bottle.
(c) A thyrsus.
(d) A sword.

3. When Dionysus says, multiple times, that the god is before Pentheus, what is Pentheus' reaction?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is greatful.
(c) He is full of praise.
(d) He is awed.

4. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?
(a) Not treating guests as family.
(b) Not believing in divinity.
(c) Not caring about the feasts.
(d) Not living the life of bliss.

5. Pentheus says that he will do what to the women he has captured?
(a) Sell them as slaves.
(b) Make them his mistresses.
(c) Return them to their families.
(d) Keep them in the prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pentheus leaves the palace, what is he dressed as?

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

3. In the Chorus's first lines, they believe that a happy man is one who leads what kind of life?

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

5. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?

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