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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) Priest.
(b) Ruler.
(c) King.
(d) Philosopher.

2. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?
(a) An arm.
(b) A stomach.
(c) A head.
(d) A thigh.

3. Who are the Bacchae?
(a) The unbelivers.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) Dionysus's followers.
(d) The priests of Dionysus.

4. What is Semele?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A mortal.
(c) A spirit.
(d) A goddess.

5. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) The Soldier.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) Pentheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Parodos?

2. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?

3. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?

4. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?

5. Dionysus has taken what form so he can punish people?

(see the answer key)

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